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iskandar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
iskan-dar
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Iskandars (plural)

Phrases

Iskandar Puteri

Frequently Paired Words

Iskandar Puteri

Questions

What does iskandar mean?
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.
Where does iskandar come from?
Borrowed from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). Doublet of Alexander

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