The story behind Iskander
Borrowed from Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). This surname is mostly found among Copts in Egypt. Doublet of Alexander
Pronunciation
General-American: /ɪˈskæn.dəɹ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈskæn.də/
Popularity
Iskander ranked #11189 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Iskander
Iskandar
Inherited from Malay Iskandar, from Classical Persian اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar) or Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Either from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
İskender
From Ottoman Turkish اسكندر (iskender), from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
ʔiskandar
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). The initial syllable in the original form الْإِسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar) was lost due to rebracketing as the definite…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alasdair
From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alastar
From Old Irish Alaxander, borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Iskander
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Iskander
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length