Aleksandr

Aleksandr is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, a variant of Alexander. It is common in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Serbia, and other Slavic-speaking countries. The name derives from the Greek Alexandros, meaning defender of men or defender of people.

In Cyrillic it is Александр; Latin transliterations include Aleksandr or Alexandr, depending on language and system. The feminine form is Aleksandra. The name has many diminutives; the most common is Sasha, plus Shura and Sanya. In English, the name is often rendered as Alexander.

Notable people named Aleksandr include: Aleksandr Karelin, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler and three-time Olympic champion; Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist and Nobel laureate; Aleksandr Popov, Russian swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medalist; Aleksandr Ovechkin, Russian professional ice hockey player; Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian poet and foundational figure of modern Russian literature; Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of Belarus; Aleksandr Dugin, Russian political philosopher.