Alejandro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “defender of man”), an epithet of the goddess Hera. Doublet of Alexander.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌalɪˈhandɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæləˈhɑndɹoʊ/

Proper noun

Alejandro

1. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Alexander.
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Translations

male given name transliterated

• Arabic: أَلِيخَانْدْرُو m (ʔalīḵāndrū), آلِيخَانْدْرُو m (ʔālīḵāndrū)
• Armenian: Ալեխանդրո (Alexandro)
• Belarusian: Алеха́ндра m (Aljexándra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 亞歷杭德羅 / 亚历杭德罗 (Yàlìhángdéluó)

• Georgian: ალეხანდრო (alexandro)
• Greek: Αλεχάντρο (el) m (Alechántro)
• Hebrew: אָלֶחָנְדְרוֹ m (Alekhándro)
• Hindi: ऐलेजैंड्रो (ailejaiṇḍro)
• Japanese: アレハンドロ (Arehandoro)
• Korean: 알레한드로 (Allehandeuro)
• Persian: آلخاندرو (âlexândro), آلهاندرو (âlehândro)
• Russian: Алеха́ндро (ru) m (Alexándro)
• Thai: อเลฮานโดร (à-lee-haan-droo)
• Ukrainian: Алеха́ндро m (Alexándro)

cognates of Alejandro — see Alexander

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Alexandro

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “the man who repels [enemies]”). Cognate with English Alexander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈxandɾo/ [a.leˈxãn̪.d̪ɾo]

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -andɾo
• Syllabification: A‧le‧jan‧dro

Proper noun

Alejandro m

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander

Derived terms

• Ale
• Alejandría
• alejandrino
• Alejandro Magno
• Alejandrópolis
• Jandro

Related terms

• Alejandra

Descendants

• → Basque: Alexandro
• → Cebuano: Alejandro
• → English: Alejandro
• → Ilocano: Alehandro
• → Tagalog: Alejandro
• → Waray-Waray: Alejandro

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaleˈhandɾo/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈhan̪.d̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -andɾo
• Syllabification: A‧le‧jan‧dro

Proper noun

Alejandro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. a male given name from Spanish

Related terms

• Alejandrino