Alek

A-lehk; Al-ehk
Polish, Armenian, Serbian, and Russian form of Alex, Greek, Greenlandic
"defending men; harpoon line"

Alek Origin and Meaning

The name Alek is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "defending men; harpoon line".

A variation of Alex used in a number of languages, Alek has the cool, solid feel of Erik and Axel. It can also be a name of Greenlandic origin, meaning "harpoon line".

# 970 in the US

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Alek in Pop Culture

  • Aleksander "Alek" Ferdinand
    character in Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan trilogy
  • Alek Petrov
    character in the TV series and book series by Liz Braswell, The Nine Lives of Chloe King
  • Alek
    the real name of the character Darth Malak from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic