alexanders

< /frænts, frænz, frɑnts/, 1891–1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary.

Grover Cleveland,1887–1950, U.S. baseball player.

Sir Harold R. L. G.Alexander of Tunis, 1891–1969, English field marshal.

Samuel,1859–1938, British philosopher.

William,1726–83, general in the American Revolution.

a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “defender of men.”

noun

1. a biennial umbelliferous plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, native to S Europe, with dense umbels of yellow-green flowers and black fruits
2. golden alexanders an umbelliferous plant, Zizia aurea, of North America, having yellow flowers in compound umbels

noun

1. Harold (Rupert Leofric George), Earl Alexander of Tunis. 1891–1969, British field marshal in World War II, who organized the retreat from Dunkirk and commanded in North Africa (1943) and Sicily and Italy (1944–45); governor general of Canada (1946–52); British minister of defence (1952–54)

masc. proper name, from Latin, from Greek Alexandros “defender of men,” from alexein “to ward off, keep off, turn (something) away, defend, protect” + aner (genitive andros) “man” (see anthropo-). The first element is related to Greek alke “protection, help, strength, power, courage,” alkimos “strong;” cognate with Sanskrit raksati “protects,” Old English ealgian “to defend.” As a kind of cocktail, it is attested from 1930.