Alek is a boy’s name of Greek and Russian origin. Meaning in Greek: Defender of men; protector of mankind. Meaning in Russian: Variant of Alexander ‘defender of mankind.’. Alek is a short form of Alexander. The name has 4 letters.
Originally a diminutive of Alexander, now frequently used as an independent name, Alec became very popular in the middle of the 20th century because of British actor Sir Alec Guinness. Defender of men; protector of mankind. Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind.'.