No. 149 in Russian
александр
"Alexander" - a male given name.
In a sentence
Александр любит ходить в парк.
Alexander likes to go to the park.
Here, 'Александр' is a proper noun used as the subject of the sentence, referring to a person's name.
Мы позвали Александра на праздник.
We invited Alexander to the celebration.
In this sentence, 'Александр' is in the accusative case, 'Александра', indicating whom the action is directed towards.
Сашей можно назвать Александра.
Alexander can be called Sasha.
Here, 'Александра' refers to a proper noun, and the sentence explains a possible nickname derived from this formal name.
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