Iskandar
إسكندر
From Greek: "defender of the people"; the Arabic equivalent of Alexander.
Meaning and origin
Iskandar is the Arabic rendering of Alexander, a name that travelled across the ancient world through Greek expansion and is now firmly rooted in the Arab world.
How to pronounce Iskandar
| Arabic | is-KAHN-dar /ɪsˈkɑːndɑr/ |
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