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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἀλεξαμενός, Ἀλεξάμενος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsἈλεξομενός (Alexomenos)
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek ἀλεξάμενος (alexamenos), which is the participle of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help". Also compare Aleximenes.This name appears in a famous graffito of the early Christian era, which mocks the Christian beliefs of a Roman soldier called "Alexamenos the Faithful".