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Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu. ==Origin== Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" 〔(ἀλέξανδρος ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 or "protector of men", a compound of the verb "ἀλέξω" (alexō), "to ward off, to avert, to defend"〔(ἀλέξω ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 and the noun "ἀνδρός" (andros), genitive of "ἀνήρ" (anēr), "man".〔(ἀνήρ ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine noun ''a-re-ka-sa-da-ra'', (transliterated as ''Alexandra''), written in Linear B syllabic script.〔(a-re-ka-sa-da-ra (Alexandra) ) Palaeolexicon, Word study tool of ancient languages〕〔(Mycenaean (Linear B) – English Glossary )〕〔''The Mycenaean World'', John Chadwick, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1976, 1999〕 The name was one of the titles ("epithets") given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the Iliad, the character Paris is known also as Alexander.〔(Ἀλέξανδρος ), Georg Autenrieth, ''A Homeric Dictionary'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of King Alexander III, commonly known as "Alexander the Great". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexandru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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