Etymology

From Persian اسكندر ‎(Eskandar), from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر ‎(ʾiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος ‎(Aléxandros, “Alexander”).

Cognate with Uzbek Iskandar, Turkish İskender.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [is.kæn.ˈdær]
• Hyphenation: Ис‧кән‧дәр