Alex
- Pronunciation
- [A-lex]
- Gender
- Unisex
- Meaning
- Defending men
- Origin
- Greek
Protector of man. Short form of Alexandra and Alexis. Alexander Bell invented telephone.
Variant Forms
Famous Dogs Named Alex
- Alex The Golden Retriver mascot for Stoh’s Beer, this character earned the viewers love by its deft fetching and opening of the beer bottle. The real name for the dog was Banjo.
- Alex the Dog Alex the Dog was the advertising mascot for Stroh's beer in the 1980s and precursor to Budweiser's Spuds MacKenzie.
Famous People Named Alex
- Alex Ferguson is a former football manager best known for his stint with the Manchester United from 1986 to 2013.
- Alex Grey is a New Age artist specializing in spiritual and psychedelic art.
- Alex Rodriguez is an American baseball third baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
- Alex Trebek is a famous television personality and is better known as the host of the popular game show ‘Jeopardy!’
- Alexander Alekhine was a celebrated chess player of Russia.
- Alexander Bain was a well known inventor and engineer of Scottish origin.
- Alexander Bain - Philosopher was a well known educationalist and philosopher of Scotland.
- Alexander Berkman was an important figure in the anarchist movement of the 20th century.
- Alexander Dubček was a Slovak politician who played a pivotal role during the period of the Prague Spring.
- Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist who had discovered enzyme lysozyme and antibiotic penicillin.
- Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-American scientist and inventor, referred to as ‘Father of the Telephone’.
- Alexander Grothendieck is one of the major mathematicians of 20th century, known for his groundbreaking theories in mathematics.
- Alexander Hamilton was the first U.
- Alexander Henry The Elder was a merchant of British origin who was one of the pioneers of the British-Canadian fur trade.
- Alexander Herzen was a Russian author and political activist, popularly known as the ‘Father of Russian socialism’.
- Alexander Lukashenko is the current President of Belarus.
- Alexander McCall Smith is a Rhodesian-born Scottish author and a Medical Law professor.
- Alexander Pope was an 18th century English poet.
- Alexander Severus was the last emperor of the Severan dynasty.
- Alexander Turney Stewart was a multi-millionaire Irish businessman who opened the first department store.