name
Iskandar
is-KAN-dar
ɪsˈkɑndɑrListen
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Syllable breakdown
Iskandar
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Acehnese / Malay / Arabic (Aceh, Sumatra)
- Meaning
- Acehnese and Malay form of Alexander; defender of men; through Persian and Arabic transmission, this name of the Macedonian conqueror became one of the most prestigious male names across the Islamic world
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Iskander
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