The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
The Italian form of “Alexander“, from Greek, meaning “defender of men”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Al, Ale, Alejandro, Alexander, Alisander, Sandy, Sandro, Sascha, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Alessandro Polonia, whose son marries a Princess and hosts the party at which Becky unluckily meets Lord Steyne once again, in Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray (published in 1847-48, but set in the 1810s-20s).
– Marchese Alessandro Strachino, one of Becky’s high society friends in Vanity Fair.

Tagged: 1810s, 1820s, 1840s, A, Italian

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  November 23, 2015 at 6:23 pm

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