Alexandrine parakeet (Vẹt má vàng, Psittacula eupatria), also known as the Alexandrine parrot
named after Alexander the Great.

The Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula of the family Psittaculidae, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The bird has feral populations in several countries in the Middle-East.

Psittaciformes comes from the Ancient Greek word ψιττακός (psittakós) meaning "parrot" combined with the Latin suffix -formes (shape/form), essentially meaning "parrot-shaped" or "of the parrot form," referring to the bird order containing parrots, cockatoos, and macaws. 

The family name Psittaculidae comes from the Latin psittacus (parrot), which itself derives from the Ancient Greek word ψιττακός (psittakós), also meaning "parrot" with the suffix -ula indicating "little" or "diminutive," essentially meaning "little parrots" or "parakeets". It refers to Old World parrots like parakeets and lories. 

Psittacula is a Latinized term meaning "little parrot" or "parakeet," derived from the Latin psittacus (parrot), which itself comes from the Ancient Greek word psittakós (ψιττακός) for parrot, plus the diminutive suffix -ula. The name of the genus is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus for a "parrot".

The specific name eupatria is derived from the Ancient Greek words eu- meaning "well" and patria meaning "descent".