Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20170730125154/@comment-25936766-20170730194746

PisceanWaterbender wrote: .........So, just for fun, I checked a bit to see why was alexandrite called like that, and discovered something a bit too convenient.
 * CNR Explanation: Alexander in this case is similar to the name of the gemstone "alexandrite," a rare gem with various colors; particularly pinks, reds & greens

Nils Gustaf Nordenskiold, who discovered it, named it after Alexander II of Russia, who was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Great Duke of Finnland. There's only 1 way to describe that, relative to this theme: