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Iskander

UK/ɪˈskæn.də/US/ɪˈskæn.dəɹ/

Iskander proper noun: a male given name from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Iskandar and Alexander.

Proper noun

Iskander (plural Iskanders)

  1. A male given name from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Iskandar and Alexander.
  2. A surname from given name.

Noun

Iskander (plural Iskanders)

  1. 9K720 Iskander (Russian ballistic missile)

Forms of Iskander

Proper noun
pluralIskanders
Noun
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Origin of Iskander

Borrowed from Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). This surname is mostly found among Copts in Egypt. Doublet of Alexander

Borrowed from Russian Исканде́р (Iskandér), ultimately from the Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”).

Questions about Iskander

What does Iskander mean?
Iskander means a male given name from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Iskandar and Alexander.
What part of speech is Iskander?
Iskander can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Iskander?
Iskander is pronounced /ɪˈskæn.də/ (UK).

Words near Iskander in the dictionary

  1. Iskandar Puteri
  2. Iskandarian
  3. Iskandarians
  4. Iskandaryan
  5. Iskandaryans
  6. Iskander
  7. Iskanders
  8. Iskar
  9. ISKCON
  10. Iskenderun
  11. ISKP

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