Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Scripts Ἀλεξάνωρ(Ancient Greek) Other Forms FormsἈλεξήνωρ (Alexenor) Meaning & History Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".In Greek mythology, Alexanor is a grandson of the god Asclepius.