Despite the rhetoric of preserving the family farm, the vast majority of farmers do not benefit from federal farm subsidy programs and most of the subsidies go to the largest and most financially secure farm operations.
The name Alexander is derived from the Greek á¼Î»Î­Î¾Î±Î½Î´ÏÎ¿Ï (AlÃ©xandros), meaning Defender of the people or Defending men and also, Protector of men, a compound of the verb á¼Î»Î­Î¾ÎµÎ¹Î½ alexein, to ward off, to avert, to defend and the noun á¼Î½Î®Ï anÄr, man (GEN á¼Î½Î´ÏÏÏ andros).
Diminutive of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark.