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IMRef_2278
IM Reference no.
IMRef_2278: Name of Alexandros
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Attestation
ⲁⲗⲉⲝ/
Translation
Alexandros / Alex( )
Description
Greek male name meaning 'defender, protector of man', probably deriving from one of Egyptian saints thus called; attested once in Nubia, for a man
Text
132
Provenance
Sakinya
Date
700–999
Language
Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
Column
Line
5
Latest edition
I. Mina 40
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
602352: Alexandros
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
1882: Alexandros
Name variant
52670: ⲁⲗⲉⲝ/
Second name
Second name variant
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