 ስሙ ፍሬድሪክ-አሌክሳንደር ዩኒቨርሲቲው የመጀመሪያ መስራች ፍሪድሪክ የመጣ ነው, በብራንደንበርግ-Bayreuth መካከል Margrave, እና ቸር ክርስቲያን ፍሬድሪክ ቻርልስ እስክንድር, በብራንደንበርግ-Ansbach መካከል Margrave.
University of Erlangen Nuremberg yeyona uphando kwiyunivesithi zikarhulumente emizini Erlangen kunye Nuremberg eBavaria, Jemani. igama Friedrich-Alexander iphuma umseki yokuqala yeYunivesithi Friedrich, Margrave laseBrandenburg-Bayreuth, nomxhamli buKristu Frederick Charles Alexander, Margrave laseBrandenburg-Ansbach.