Aljoscha is a Russian short form of Alexandr or Alexej that are of Greek origin.
What does the name Aljoscha mean?
Aljoscha means “helper”, “defender” and “defending men”, “defender of men”, “defender of the people” or “protector of men” (from ancient Greek “aléxein/ἀλέξειν” = to defend/protect + “anēr/ἀνήρ” = man).
Variants of the name Aljoscha
If you want to choose a more unusual name than Alexander, the name Aljoscha could be just right for you. Nicknames for Aljoscha can be Ali, Josh or Joschi. In addition to the spelling Aljoscha, there are also the variants Aliosha, Alyoscha or Alyosha.
Middle names
As a second name combination for your son you can, for example, Aljoscha Gene, Aljoscha Ben, Aljoscha Kyle, Aljoscha Marc or Aljoscha Julien.
Name bearers
Aljoscha Pause is a German filmmaker and producer, who is best known for his documentaries about soccer. Aljoscha creates biopics of famous soccer players, for example of German soccer star Mario Götze with “Being Mario Götze” (2018). In “Trainer!” (2013), he follows three aspiring soccer trainers around for one season. Aljoschas work got awarded, because he raised awareness on discrimination of homosexual soccer players an the stigma around this topic.
Aljoscha Fabregas is a male model from Germany, who partially grew up in Spain. After his A-Levels, Aljoscha decided to move to New York City, where he got his first modeling job. Since then, he worked as a model full time and traveled the world. Aljoscha is also active on social media.
Ukrainian sculptor and painter Aljoscha (born 1974), born Aleksey Alekseevich Potupin, is especially known for his installations and sculptures.
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