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ancient-soul:

malomanum:

Today I found out that the name Alexandra is found in Linear B, and itā€™s kind of blowing my mind because that means that name has been in use for at least 4500 years

The name actually appears earliest in its feminine form, Alexandra, as a-re-ka-sa-da-ra before we ever see the masculine variant Alexander!Ā 

Itā€™s also thought that it may have meantĀ ā€œdefender FROM menā€ in addition toĀ ā€œdefender of menā€. This comes to be used as an alternate name for Kassandra, who may have been worshipped as a protector of unmarried girls and young women from the unwanted attentions of men!