Iskandar

Borrowed from Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). Doublet of Alexander

Iskandar (plural Iskandars)

1. A male given name from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Alexander; variant forms Askandar, Askander, Eskandar, Eskender, Eskinder, Iskander, Iskinder, Scandar, Scander, Sikandar, Sikander, Skandar, Skander.

• adinkras, anarkids

Inherited from Malay Iskandar, from Classical Persian اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar) or Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /isˈkandar/ [isˈkan.dar]
• Rhymes: -andar
• Syllabification: Is‧kan‧dar

Iskandar

1. Variant of the name Alexander.
2. a male given name from Persian or Arabic

Either from Classical Persian اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar) or from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

• IPA^(key): [is.kan.da(r)]
• Rhymes: -dar, -ar
• Hyphenation: Is‧kan‧dar

Iskandar (Jawi spelling اسکندر)

1. Variant of the name Alexander.
2. a male given name from Persian or Arabic

• Indonesian: Iskandar