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"ALEX" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "men who defend". |
Date "ALEX" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1678. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Alex |
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Alex Burgess is a fictional character from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman.He is the son of Roderick Burgess, mother unknown (but probably Ethel Cripps). He is taught by his father, and takes part in his rituals. On Roderick Burgess' death, Alex inherits his estate, including his magical order. He keeps Morpheus imprisoned, like his father trying to bargain for power and immortality in exchange for his releases. The order enjoys a resurgence in popularity in the 1960s, but by the 1970s it declines again. Alex passes the order to his boyfriend, Paul McGuire (formerly a gardener at the estate), and becomes obsessed with his prisoner and with his father. Finally, in 1988, Morpheus' guards fall asleep, and Morpheus escapes. He puts Alex into a nightmare of 'eternal waking'; he is forever dreaming he is waking up, and each waking degenerates into another horrible nightmare. This nightmare ends only with Morpheus' death in the ninth collection of issues in the series, The Kindly Ones.
Alex is quite tall and short-sighted. He has brown hair which he wears in a variety of styles throughout his life, but by old age he is bald and has come to resemble his father very closely. His relationship with McGuire is deep and heartfelt, but his obsessions with his father and with Morpheus eventually come to rule his life.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Alex Burgess (Sandman)."
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Alex is a town located in Grady County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 635.Geography
Alex is located at 34°54'55" North, 97°46'47" West (34.915343, -97.779711)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.3 km² (6.7 mi²). 17.3 km² (6.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 635 people, 254 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density is 36.8/km² (95.2/mi²). There are 294 housing units at an average density of 17.0/km² (44.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 91.18% White, 0.00% African American, 6.30% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. 1.89% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 254 households out of which 29.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% are married couples living together, 11.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% are non-families. 26.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 2.97. In the town the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $27,353, and the median income for a family is $31,364. Males have a median income of $29,750 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,455. 18.5% of the population and 15.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.7% are under the age of 18 and 10.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Alex, Oklahoma."
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Alexander is a common first name and literally means the "defender of men" (from "alexein" - "to defend", and "andros" - "man").
First names that can be interpreted as Alexander in English
A number of historically significant people were named Alexander:
- Alexander English
- Alexandre French
- Alessandro Italian
- Aleksandr Russian
- Alejandro Spanish
Nobility
- Alexander I of Epirus king of Epirus about 342 B.C.
- Alexander II of Epirus king of Epirus 272 B.C.
- Alexander of Pherae despot of Pherae between 369 and 358 BC
- Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon
- Alexander II of Macedon
- Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) (356-323 BC), king of Macedon
- Alexander Severus, (208-235), Roman Emperor
- Alexander III, Byzantine Emperor
- Alexander of Battenberg, (1857-1893), first prince of Bulgaria
- Alexander of Greece (king), (1917-1920), king of Greece
- Alexander of Poland (1461-1506), king of Poland
- Alexander I of Russia, (1777-1825), emperor of Russia
- Alexander II of Russia, (1818-1881), emperor of Russia
- Alexander III of Russia, (1845 - November 1, 1894), emperor of Russia
- Alexander I of Serbia, (1842-1858), Serbian king
- Alexander Obrenovich (1876-1903), king of Serbia
- Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888-1934), first king of Yugoslavia
- Alexander I of Scotland, (ca 1078 - April, 1124)
- Alexander II of Scotland, (1198 - July 6, 1249)
- Alexander III of Scotland, (September 4, 1241 - March, 1286)
Religious leaders
- Alexander I, Pope, (pope 97-105)
- Alexander II, Pope, (pope 1058-1061)
- Alexander III, Pope, (pope 1164-1168)
- Alexander IV, Pope, (pope 1243-1254)
- Alexander V, Pope, (Peter Philarges ca. 1339-May 3, 1410)
- Alexander VI, Pope, (1431-1503), Roman pope
- Alexander VII, Pope, (1599-1667)
- Alexander VIII, Pope, (pope 1689-1691),
- Alexander of Constantinople, bishop of Constantinople (314-337)
- Alexander (I) of Alexandria, Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria between 313 and 328
- Alexander II of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (702-729)
- Alexander of Antioch
- Alexander of Jerusalem
Others
- Alexander Aetolus Greek poet
- Alexander Alexandrov, (1883-1946), Russian composer
- Alexander Balas, ruler of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria between 150 and 146 BC
- Alexander Cornelius, Greek grammarian
- Sir Alexander Fleming, British scientist
- Alexander Jannaeus, king of Judaea between 103 and 76 BC
- Alexander of Aphrodisias Greek commentator and philosopher
- Alexander of Greece (rhetorician), Greek rhetorician
- Alexander of Hales 13th century Medieval theologian
- Alexander of Troy, whom Greek mythology said kidnapped Helen of Troy
- Alexander Pushkin, Russian author
Places
A number of places are also associated with Alexander:
- Alexander, Manitoba, Canada
- Alexander Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Related Articles
- List of people by name: Al
- List of first names
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Alexander."
Crosswords: ALEX |
| English words defined with "ALEX": unburdened. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ALEX": Alexis ♦ White Czar. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "ALEX" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (Alex, Alexander). |
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Screenplays | Oh Jess this is Alex McSween, he's formerly a store keeper back in Kansas, now he's going to handle my legal affairs (Chisum; writing credit: Andrew J. Fenady) You mean like Alex Trebek (Extreme Ghostbusters; writing credit: Brooks Wachtel) Alex! You're my advisor (Galaxy Quest; writing credit: David Howard and Robert Gordon.) Common what did Alex say (Men in Black; writing credit: Ed Solomon) I thought Alex had better taste in men than to go out with you. (Wings; writing credit: Ere Kokkonen) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Bob & Daryl & Ted & Alex (1972) Alex in Wonderland (1970) Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) Alex (1939) Negociator Alex Santana (2002) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | McARTHUR deck hand Mike Theberge and NOAA Corps Lieutenant Alex von Saunder preparing pizzas on McARTHUR Pizza Night. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Figure 35. Hamberg bottle for sampling intermediate waters devised by Doctor Alex Hamberg at the Institute of Meteorology of the Hogskola at Stockholm in 1898. It was taken on the ANTARCTIC by the Swedish scientist Alfred G. Nathorst and used about Spitzbergen and to the north of Norway. Left: descending. Right: ascending. It sampled both water and temperature. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Tech. Sgt. Alex George. |  | Alex and Helen Doborsky work on a puzzle in the recreation area of the EEI facility in Dallas, PA. Credit: USDA. |
 | Jo. Alex. Brambilla : aug. Imp. Jos. II Chirurg. ord. castrens. et praetorianorum primarius... / C. Vinazer fecit. Ignaz Alberti sculpsit. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Alex. H.G. De Cassini (Botaniste) / Dessiné...et Gravé par Ambroise Tardieu. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Watercolor by Alex Stuart. Credit: NAVY. |  | Alex Ferson. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Antietam bridge, Maryland / Alex. Gardner, photographer. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Ruins of arsenal, Richmond, Virginia / Alex. Gardner, photographer. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Feline rage" by Jillian Balfour Commentary: "Say hello to Alex. he was actually meowing when i took this but he looks rather peeved, doesn't he? :)." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Author | Quotation |
Alex Clark | Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves. |
Alex Dumas | A young girl must not be taken to the theatre, let us say it once for all. It is not only the drama which is immoral, but the place. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Indonesia | The Government pressed criminal charges of treason against Alex Manuputty, Secretary General of the FKM, after he refused to abide by a ban on FKM activities and hoisted the separatist South Maluku Republic (RMS) flag on April 24 in Ambon. (references) |
Economic History | Armenia | ICN, ltd. 5 Alex Manukian St., Yerevan-25; tel: (374-1) 572-540. Private advertisement company. (references) |
Human Rights | Nigeria | In 1999 the trial against former Army Chief of Staff Ishaya Bamaiyi for the attempted murder in 1996 of Guardian newspaper publisher Alex Ibru began. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Merv Griffin | My mother used to call me from California and say he's so brilliant and I never told her because he really didn't know. We had to prep him. But Alex Trebek is a different cup of tea. He knows. He knows. |
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| "ALEX" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ALEX" is used about 1,893 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 1,893 | 4,516 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "ALEX" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Alex | First name Female | 2,000 | 2,660 |
| Alex | First name Male | 115,000 | 156 |
| Alex | Last name | 2,000 | 7,442 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "ALEX" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "men who defend". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "ALEX." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Aleksander | Male | Albanian | Alexander |
| Alexandra | Female | Ancient Greek | Alexander |
| Alexandros | Male | Ancient Greek | Alexander |
| Aleksandar | Male | Bulgarian | Alexander |
| Aleksandra | Female | Bulgarian | Alexander |
| Aleksander | Male | Croatian | Alexander |
| Alexandr | Male | Czech | Alexander |
| Alexandra | Female | Czech | Alexander |
| Alexander | Male | Dutch | N/A |
| Alexandra | Female | Dutch | Alexander |
| Xander | Male | Dutch | Alexander |
| Alec | Male | English | Alexander |
| Alex | Male, Female | English | Alexander |
| Alexander | Male | English | N/A |
| Alexandra | Female | English | Alexander |
| Alexandrea | Female | English | Alexander |
| Alexandria | Female | English | Alexander |
| Alix | Male, Female | English | Alex |
| Alyx | Female | English | Alex |
| Lex | Male | English | Alexander |
| Zander | Male | English | Alexander |
| Alechjo | Male | Esperanto | Alexander |
| Aleksandro | Male | Esperanto | Alexander |
| Aleksanteri | Male | Finnish | Alexander |
| Santeri | Male | Finnish | Alexander |
| Alexandre | Male | French | Alexander |
| Alexander | Male | German | N/A |
| Alexandra | Female | German | Alexander |
| Alexandra | Female | Greek | Alexander |
| Alexandros | Male | Greek | Alexander |
| Alexandra | Female | Hungarian | Alexander |
| Alexandre | Male | Hungarian | Alexander |
| Sándor | Male | Hungarian | Alexander |
| Alastar | Male | Irish | Alexander |
| Alessandra | Female | Italian | Alexander |
| Alessandro | Male | Italian | Alexander |
| Sender | Male | Jewish | Alexander |
| Aleksandar | Male | Macedonian | Alexander |
| Aleksander | Male | Polish | Alexander |
| Aleksandra | Female | Polish | Alexander |
| Olek | Male | Polish | Alexander |
| Alexandra | Female | Portuguese | Alexander |
| Alexandre | Male | Portuguese | Alexander |
| Alexandra | Female | Romanian | Alexander |
| Alexandru | Male | Romanian | Alexander |
| Aleksandr | Male | Russian | Alexander |
| Aleksandra | Female | Russian | Alexander |
| Sasha | Male, Female | Russian | Alexander |
| Alexandra | Female | Scandinavian | Alexander |
| Alasdair | Male | Scottish | Alexander |
| Aleksander | Male | Serbian | Alexander |
| Aleksandra | Female | Serbian | Alexander |
| Aleksander | Male | Slovene | Alexander |
| Alejandra | Female | Spanish | Alexander |
| Alejandro | Male | Spanish | Alexander |
| Iskender | Male | Turkish | Alexander |
| Oleksander | Male | Ukrainian | Alexander |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| South Africa | Alex White Holdings Limited |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Alex, OK (town, FIPS 1250) |
Expressions using "ALEX": Alex Haley ♦ Karl Alex Muller. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "ALEX": Holyfield-alex. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
alex and emma | 1,631 | alex dimitriades | 89 |
alex | 1,155 | alex meneses | 88 |
alex rodriguez | 864 | alex rodriguez picture | 81 |
alex ubago | 768 | alex mp3 ubago | 72 |
alex ross | 311 | alex winter | 68 |
alex kingston | 240 | alex lundqvist | 63 |
alex grey | 201 | alex borstein | 63 |
alex movie | 194 | alex miedo nada sin ubago | 60 |
alex arden | 192 | alex evening | 59 |
alex jones | 184 | alex kelly | 59 |
alex emma soundtrack | 183 | alex wright | 59 |
alex band | 153 | alex boyd | 59 |
alex haley | 140 | alex dane | 58 |
alex and emma movie | 134 | alex emma review | 57 |
alex taylor | 117 | alex mack | 56 |
alex gonzalez | 115 | alex hubago | 55 |
alex trebek | 113 | alex rim | 54 |
alex anderson | 107 | alex brit | 54 |
alex d linz | 102 | lifeson alex | 53 |
alex mcleod | 96 | secret world of alex mack | 52 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "ALEX"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Dutch | Alex (Alexander). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alexay.(various references) | |
Russian | алекс. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ALEX": alexander, alexanders, alexandrine, alexandrines, alexandrite, alexandrites, alexia, alexias, alexin, alexine, alexines, alexins. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ALEX": catalexes, catalexis, cephalexin, cephalexins, hypercatalexes, hypercatalexis, phytoalexin, phytoalexins. (additional references) | |
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"ALEX" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ablex, Aflex, ahex, ajex, alax, Aleix, Aleksi, Alem, Alexr, Allexr, alox, Alpex, alxe, Alxi, Aplix, elex, Galwex, Kaldex, Laux, Olex, Olmex. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: axel, axle. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-x" | |
-1 letter: ale, axe, lax, lea, lex. | |
-2 letters: ae, al, ax, el, ex, la. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-x" | |
+1 letter: axels, axile, axled, axles, exalt, latex, laxer, relax. | |
+2 letters: alexia, alexin, axlike, calxes, exalts, exhale, flaxen, flaxes, laxest, lexica, luxate, plexal, poleax, sexual, xenial. | |
+3 letters: abaxile, adnexal, alexias, alexine, alexins, asexual, axillae, calyxes, dextral, exactly, exalted, exalter, example, exclaim, exclave, exempla, exhaled, exhales, exilian, explain, explant, exposal, exuvial, fixable, flaxier, galaxes, hexapla, latexes, laxness, lexical, luxated, luxates, maxwell, mixable, overlax, oxalate, poleaxe, relaxed, relaxer, relaxes, relaxin, taxable, taxless, textual, vexilla, waxlike. | |
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