Alec

Diminutive of Alexander, Greek
"defending men"

Alec Origin and Meaning

The name Alec is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defending men".

Alec, though an old nickname for Alexander, is much fresher sounding than Alex, with the additional advantage, at least to some parents, of being distinctly male (there are as many girl Alexes these days as there are boys). While Alec has a clipped British image, it's actually one of the classic Greek names for boys, by way of father name Alexander.

Alec Baldwin is by far the best known current bearer of the name. In the past there have been actor Alec Guinness and writer Alec Waugh.

# 840 in the US

Alec Rank in US Top 1000

# 409 on Nameberry

Alec Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Alec Popularity

Famous People Named Alec

  • Alexander Frederick "Alec" Douglas
    Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, British Prime Minister
  • Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III
    American actor
  • Alec Guiness (de Cuffe)
    English actor
  • Alec Su (You
    peng), Taiwanese actor and singer
  • Alec Musser
    American actor and model
  • Alec Baillie
    American bassist for bands Choking Victim, Agent 99, and Leftover Crack
  • Alec William Alfred Stock
    English footballer and manager
  • Alec Eason
    Australian rules footballer
  • Alec Beall
    Canadian reality TV personality ("Big Brother Canada")
  • Alec Martinez
    American hockey player
  • Alec Potts
    Australian archer
  • Alec Richard Shifrin
    son of tv host and journalist Sara Haines
  • Alec Benjamin
    singer/songwriter

Alec in Pop Culture

  • Alec Ramsay
    character in "The Black Stallion" novel series and film/
  • Alec D'Urberville
    character in Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"
  • Alexander "Alec" Lightwood
    character in "The Mortal Instruments" book and movie series and the "Shadowhunter's" TV series.
  • Alec Hardison
    character on TV's "Leverage"
  • Alec Hardy
    main character on British TV series "Broadchurch"
  • Alec Volturi
    character in the Twilight Saga
  • Alec Scudder
    character in film "Maurice"
  • Alec
    character from 'The Kill Order' by James Dashner
  • Alec Newbury
    character in "St. Elmo's Fire"
  • Alec Jesmond
    character on TV's "Call the Midwife"
  • Alec Trevelyan
    villain in 1995 James Bond film "GoldenEye"
  • Alec Sadler
    character from Canadian TV series "Continuum"
  • Alec Holland aka Swamp Thing
    DC comics character
  • Alec Ryder
    character in the game "Mass Effect: Andromeda"

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