alexander

name

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

   “Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?”

   “And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty.”

   “"My son's name is Alexander," Muriel said. "Did I tell you that? I named him Alexander because it sounded high-class.”

2. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).

   “Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that [Ali] Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers.”

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11. A rural municipality in eastern Manitoba, Canada.
12. A community in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.

noun

1. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of alexander.
2. A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.

   “Alexander cocktail 3/4 jigger rye whiskey. 1/4 jigger Benedictine. Twist orange peel on top. Stir.”

   “Alexander Cocktail 1/3 Creme de Cocoa 1/3 Gin 1/3 Sweet Cream”

3. Any of genus Zizia of North American flowering plants.