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How far back does the name Alex go?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The name Alex, short for Alexander, goes back thousands of years. It derives from the Macedonian name Skander, which was the original name of Alexander the great; in Arabic he became known as "Al-skander" meaning the Skander, and this eventually became Alexander (through sloppy pronunciation).

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