Iskandar name meaning

Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Greek
Usage: Arabic and Turkish
Pronunciation: pronunciation of Iskandar
Meaning: Defending Men, Protector and Defender of Mankind
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What does Iskandar mean?

The uncommon and modern boy name Iskandar means "Defending Men, Protector or Defender of Mankind". It is rooted from Old Greek language is used dominantly in Arabic and Turkish. Iskandar is a variation of cherished and perennial Alexander.

Alexander is equivalent of The Greek Name Αλεξανδρος in Latin language. Alexander's meaning is He Who Wards Off (Other) Men, Protect and Man and Defender of Men has its origin in Hungarian, English and Slavic.

Variants of Iskandar

Alexander, Alastair, Alister, Alek, Davidalexander, Alexanderjames, Alyster, Alec, Alexius, David

Names that rhyme with Iskandar

How popular is the name Iskandar?

Iskandar is an uncommon baby name in still in use in France. Iskandar is a rare baby name in United States however it is still in use. But Iskandar is a popular baby name in Indonesia where every 1 in 3000 have the name as well as in, Uzbekistan, Iran, Tajikistan and Malaysia.

As per our evaluation, over 160000 babies have been bestowed Iskandar around the globe.

YearRankBirths
2017121715
2010122195

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Iskandar in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands203505
Sweden374009
Norway374009
Denmark2000

What numbers say about Iskandar?

You are pretty, smart and charismatic, you still doubt yourself. Your inner vitality inspires people to do great things. You often get carried away by your emotions and taken as crazy because of your excessive reactions to injustice. When it comes to career, you don't play on the safe side but take risks in order to achieve even greater success. You like disconnecting from the world and reconnecting with your soul.

Other names similar to Iskandar

  •  Iscia - Meaning of Iscia is Sovereign has origin in Greek
  •  Stefan - Substantially used in Danish and Scandinavian frequently used, Stefan is rooted from Old Greek, a gender insensitive name, meaning of Stefan is "The Crowned, The Crowned or Wreath Crown"
  •  Tassos - Meaning of Tassos is Harvester or From Greek has origin in Old Greek aimed at both sexes is used specifically in Hindi
  •  Gailin means Festive Party and The Element Galene Meaning Calm is of Old Greek origin is used as a baby boy name. Gailin is derivative of Galen.
  •  Ambie - Meaning of Ambie is Undying and The Element Ambrosios Which Means Immortal Divine used for boys which originated from Old Greek is used principally in English. Ambie is abridged form of Ambrose.
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Famous people named Iskandar

  • Iskandar of Perak, 30th Sultan of Perak
  • Iskandar Muda, twelfth Sulṭān of Acèh Darussalam
  • Iskandar Thani, thirteenth sultan of Aceh
  • Iskandar Safa, French businessman of Lebanese origin
  • Iskandar of Johor, 24th Sultan of Johor and the 4th Sultan of modern Johor
  • Iskandar Sucarno portrayed small character of N in 1952 flick Pulang.

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