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Iskander¹

  • /ɪˈskæn.də/ UK
  • /ɪˈskæn.dəɹ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). This surname is mostly found among Copts in Egypt. Doublet of Alexander

proper noun Iskanders

  1. A male given name from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Iskandar and Alexander.
  2. A surname from given name.

Iskander²

  • /ɪˈskæn.də/ UK
  • /ɪs.kənˈdɛə/ UK
  • /ɪˈskæn.dəɹ/ US
  • /ɪs.kənˈdɛɹ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian Исканде́р (Iskandér), ultimately from the Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”).

noun Iskanders

  1. 9K720 Iskander (Russian ballistic missile)

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MLA

"Iskander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/iskander. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

Iskander. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/iskander

Chicago

"Iskander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/iskander.

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@misc{iskander_2026,
  title = {Iskander},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iskander},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}