Alec

See also: alec, ALEC, and aleć

English

Alternative forms

• Aleck, Alek

Etymology

Clipping of Alexander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Al‧ec

Proper noun

Alec

1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of Scottish origin.

Derived terms

• Malec

Translations

Translations

Bulgarian: Алек m (Alek) Chinese: Mandarin: 亞歷克 / 亚历克 (Yàlìkè) French: Alec (fr) m Japanese: アレック Russian: А́лек (ru) m (Álek) Scottish Gaelic: Ailig

See also

• Alex
• Alexander
• smart aleck
• Xander

Anagrams

• Cael, acle, Cela, alce, cale, lace, Clea, Acle

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.ɪk/

Proper noun

Alec m

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Alec

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Alec	unchanged	unchanged	Halec

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Heini Gruffudd (2010), Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 13