Alexandru
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of men; Romanian form of Alexander.
Alexandru by the numbers
In 2025, 55 babies in England and Wales were named Alexandru. In the US, 21 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 34 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Alexander
Like Alexandru, each of these traces back to Alexander: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Zanderdefender of men; a diminutive of Alexander1,551 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
- Alecdefender of men; short form of Alexander569 in the US (2017)
- Alessandrodefender of men; Italian form of Alexander401 in the US (2017)
- Alexzanderdefender of men; invented spelling of Alexander226 in the US (2017)
- Alistairdefender of men; Scottish form of Alexander75 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aleksanderdefender of men; variant of Alexander84 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisterdefender of men; a form of Alexander109 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alexandru. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alexandredefender of men; french form of Alexander13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexandrodefender of men; form of alexander69 in the US (2017)
- Alexanderdefender of the people12,488 in the US (2017)
- Alejandrodefender of men; Spanish form of Alexander2,027 in the US (2017)
- Alexandrosdefender of men37 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexandardefender of men; a form of Alexander9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Alexandru, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Xanderdefender of mankind; short form of Alexander2,403 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alexandru
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