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Iskander

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈskæn.də/
  • General-American: /ɪˈskæn.dəɹ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪs.kənˈdɛə/
  • General-American: /ɪs.kənˈdɛɹ/

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name

Meaning 1

A male given name from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Iskandar or Alexander.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from given name.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

9K720 Iskander (Russian ballistic missile)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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History

Etymology

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”).