Defender of men
A modern creative spelling of the Greek name Alexander. It is derived from the elements 'alexein', meaning to defend, and 'aner', meaning man.
Less common today
Alyxander isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,759 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
Key resistance figure and companion to Gordon Freeman Β· Half-Life 2