Meaning and background
The story behind Alexander
Alexander comes from ancient Greek Alexandros, traditionally interpreted as “defending men”: the elements refer to helping or defending and to a man. Alexander the Great brought the name into history on a vast scale, and its European forms remain numerous. The full British pronunciation runs to four syllables; Alex is a natural shorter calling form without replacing the name’s historical derivation.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Alexander appears in 11 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/æləɡzændɚ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the third syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/æləɡzændɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 3AE2 L AH0 G Z AE1 N D ER0
/ælɪɡzændɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 3AE2 L IH0 G Z AE1 N D ER0
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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