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| name = Alejandro |
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| pronunciation = {{IPA |
| pronunciation = {{IPA|es|aleˈxandɾo|}} |
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| gender = Male |
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| meaning = ''''Defender of Mankind'''' |
| meaning = ''''Defender of Mankind'''' |
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| region = Greece |
| region = Greece |
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| language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
| language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
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| seealso = [[ |
| seealso = [[Alejandra]], [[Alexandra]], [[Alexander]], [[Alex]], [[Alessandro (disambiguation)|Alessandro]], [[Alexandru]], [[Alexandre (given name)|Alexandre]] |
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'''Alejandro''' is the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] form of the name [[Alexander]].<ref name="Grégoire">{{cite book |last=Grégoire |first=L. |title=Diccionario enciclopédico de historia, biografía, mitología y geografía |publisher=Garnier Hermanos |issue=v. 1 |year=1874 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyVaRev-3DEC&pg=PA42 |language=es |access-date=20 September 2018 |page=42}}</ref> |
'''Alejandro''' is the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] form of the name [[Alexander]].<ref name="Grégoire">{{cite book |last=Grégoire |first=L. |title=Diccionario enciclopédico de historia, biografía, mitología y geografía |publisher=Garnier Hermanos |issue=v. 1 |year=1874 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyVaRev-3DEC&pg=PA42 |language=es |access-date=20 September 2018 |page=42}}</ref> |
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'''Alejandro''' has multiple variations in different languages, including [[ |
'''Alejandro''' has multiple variations in different languages, including [[Aleksander]] ([[Czech language|Czech]], [[Polish language|Polish]]), Alexandre ([[French language|French]]), Alexandros ([[Greek language|Greek]]), Alsander ([[Irish language|Irish]]), [[Alessandro]] ([[Italian language|Italian]]), Aleksandr ([[Russian language|Russian]]), and Alasdair ([[Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005|Gaelic]]). |
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== People with the given name Alejandro == |
== People with the given name Alejandro == |
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* [[Alejandro Avila]], Mexican TV actor |
* [[Alejandro Avila]], Mexican TV actor |
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* [[Alejandro Awada]], Argentine actor |
* [[Alejandro Awada]], Argentine actor |
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* [[Alejandro Balde]], Spanish Footballer |
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* [[Alejandro Betts]], Argentine historian |
* [[Alejandro Betts]], Argentine historian |
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* [[Alejandro Bermúdez]], Colombian swimmer |
* [[Alejandro Bermúdez]], Colombian swimmer |
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* [[Alejandro Felipe Paula]], Netherlands Antilles politician and historian |
* [[Alejandro Felipe Paula]], Netherlands Antilles politician and historian |
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* [[Alejandro Fernández]], Mexican singer |
* [[Alejandro Fernández]], Mexican singer |
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* [[Alejandro Fernández Sordo]], Spanish politician |
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* [[Alejandro Freire]], Venezuelan-American baseball player |
* [[Alejandro Freire]], Venezuelan-American baseball player |
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* [[Alejandro García (disambiguation)]], several people |
* [[Alejandro García (disambiguation)]], several people |
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* [[Alejandro Garnacho]], Argentine footballer |
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* [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]], Mexican director |
* [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]], Mexican director |
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* [[Alejandro González (cyclist)|Alejandro Walter González]], Argentine road cyclist |
* [[Alejandro González (cyclist)|Alejandro Walter González]], Argentine road cyclist |
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* [[Alejandro Gorostiaga]], Chilean military |
* [[Alejandro Gorostiaga]], Chilean military |
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* [[Alejandro Herrera (Heroes)]], fictional character in NBC's ''[[Heroes ( |
* [[Alejandro Herrera (Heroes)]], fictional character in NBC's ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]'' |
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* [[Alejandro Herrera (athlete)]] (born 1958), Cuban athlete |
* [[Alejandro Herrera (athlete)]] (born 1958), Cuban athlete |
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* [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]], Chilean actor and director |
* [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]], Chilean actor and director |
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* [[Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi]], Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician |
* [[Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi]], Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician |
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* [[Alejandro Rey]], Argentine actor |
* [[Alejandro Rey]], Argentine actor |
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* [[Alejandro Rivera]], NCIS character |
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* [[Alejandro Tapia y Rivera]], Puerto Rican poet and writer |
* [[Alejandro Tapia y Rivera]], Puerto Rican poet and writer |
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* [[Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez]], Mexican politician |
* [[Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez]], Mexican politician |
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* [[Alejandro Rossi]], Mexican writer |
* [[Alejandro Rossi]], Mexican writer |
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* [[Alejandro Saab]], American voice actor |
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* [[Alejandro Sabella]], Argentine footballer |
* [[Alejandro Sabella]], Argentine footballer |
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* [[Alejandro Salazar]], American footballer |
* [[Alejandro Salazar]], American footballer |
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* [[Alejandro Sosa]], fictional drug lord from the 1983 film ''Scarface'' |
* [[Alejandro Sosa]], fictional drug lord from the 1983 film ''Scarface'' |
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* [[Alejandro Spajic]], Argentine volleyball player |
* [[Alejandro Spajic]], Argentine volleyball player |
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* [[Alejandro de la Sota]], Spanish architect |
* [[Alejandro de la Sota (architect)|Alejandro de la Sota]], Spanish architect |
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* [[Alejandro Toledo]], Peruvian politician, ex-president |
* [[Alejandro Toledo]], Peruvian politician, ex-president |
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* [[Alejandro de Tomaso]], Argentine auto racing driver |
* [[Alejandro de Tomaso]], Argentine auto racing driver |
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* [[Alejandro Trujillo]], Chilean footballer |
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* [[Alejandro Valverde]], Spanish cyclist |
* [[Alejandro Valverde]], Spanish cyclist |
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* [[Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia]], Mexican conductor |
* [[Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia]], Mexican conductor |
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* [[Alejandro Zaera]], Spanish architect |
* [[Alejandro Zaera]], Spanish architect |
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* [[Alejandro Zohn]], Mexican architect |
* [[Alejandro Zohn]], Mexican architect |
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== People with the surname Alejandro == |
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* [[Hajji Alejandro]], Filipino singer and actor |
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* [[Rachel Alejandro]], Filipina singer and actress |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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[[Category:Spanish masculine given names]] |
[[Category:Spanish masculine given names]] |
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Revision as of 14:56, 29 October 2024
| Pronunciation | [aleˈxandɾo] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 'Defender of Mankind' |
| Region of origin | Greece |
| Other names | |
| See also | Alejandra, Alexandra, Alexander, Alex, Alessandro, Alexandru, Alexandre |
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander.[1]
Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Russian), and Alasdair (Gaelic).
People with the given name Alejandro
- Alejandro Alvizuri, Peruvian backstroke swimmer
- Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-born Spanish director
- Alejandro Aranda, American singer, musician, and reality television personality
- Alejandro Arguello, Mexican footballer
- Alejandro Avila, Mexican TV actor
- Alejandro Awada, Argentine actor
- Alejandro Balde, Spanish Footballer
- Alejandro Betts, Argentine historian
- Alejandro Bermúdez, Colombian swimmer
- Alejandro Bustillo, Argentine architect
- Alejandro Carrión, Ecuadorian poet and novelist
- Alejandro Casañas, Cuban hurdler
- Alejandro Castillo, Mexican footballer
- Alejandro Cercas, Spanish politician
- Alejandro Chataing, Venezuelan architect
- Alejandro Cichero, Venezuelan footballer
- Alejandro Corichi, Mexican theoretical physicist
- Alejandro Cortés, Colombian road cyclist
- Alejandro Cruz (disambiguation), several people
- Alejandro Diz, Argentine volleyball player
- Alejandro Doherty, Argentine field hockey player
- Alejandro Dolina, Argentine broadcaster
- Alejandro Domínguez, former chief of police in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
- Alejandro Edda, Mexican-American actor
- Alejandro Escovedo, American singer-songwriter
- Alejandro Falla, Colombian tennis player
- Alejandro Felipe Paula, Netherlands Antilles politician and historian
- Alejandro Fernández, Mexican singer
- Alejandro Fernández Sordo, Spanish politician
- Alejandro Freire, Venezuelan-American baseball player
- Alejandro García (disambiguation), several people
- Alejandro Garnacho, Argentine footballer
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director
- Alejandro Walter González, Argentine road cyclist
- Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean military
- Alejandro Herrera (Heroes), fictional character in NBC's Heroes
- Alejandro Herrera (athlete) (born 1958), Cuban athlete
- Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean actor and director
- Alejandro Kirk, Mexican baseball player
- Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, former Argentine President
- Alejandro Lazo, Cuban-American dancer
- Alejandro Lerner, Argentine musician
- Alejandro Lerroux, Spanish politician
- Alejandro González Malavé, Puerto Rican undercover police agent
- Alejandro Martinez, Andorran punk rock guitarist and back-up singer in Anonymous
- Alejandro Manzano, lead singer in Puerto Rican-American alternative rock band Boyce Avenue
- Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
- Alejandro Meloño, Uruguayan footballer
- Alejandro Moreno, Venezuelan footballer
- Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso, Spanish politician
- Alejandro Naif, Palestinian footballer
- Alejandro Obregón, Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor, and engraver
- Alejandro O'Reilly, Irish-born Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana
- Alejandro Orfila, Argentine diplomat
- Alejandro Ortuoste, Filipino boxer
- Alejandro Padilla, American politician
- Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez, president of the Korean Friendship Association
- Alejandro Planchart, Venezuelan-American musicologist and composer
- Alejandro Portes, Cuban-American sociologist
- Alejandro Pozuelo, Spanish footballer
- Alejandro Ramírez (chess player), Costa Rican international grandmaster of chess
- Alejandro Ramírez Calderón, Colombian road cyclist
- Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi, Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician
- Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor
- Alejandro Rivera, NCIS character
- Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, Puerto Rican poet and writer
- Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez, Mexican politician
- Alejandro Rossi, Mexican writer
- Alejandro Saab, American voice actor
- Alejandro Sabella, Argentine footballer
- Alejandro Salazar, American footballer
- Alejandro Sanz, Spanish pop musician
- Alejandro Siqueiros, Mexican freestyle swimmer
- Alejandro Severo, the Spanish version of Alexander Severus, former Roman emperor
- Alejandro M. Sinibaldi, President of Guatemala
- Alejandro Siri, Argentine field hockey player
- Alejandro Sosa, fictional drug lord from the 1983 film Scarface
- Alejandro Spajic, Argentine volleyball player
- Alejandro de la Sota, Spanish architect
- Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian politician, ex-president
- Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentine auto racing driver
- Alejandro Trujillo, Chilean footballer
- Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist
- Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia, Mexican conductor
- Alejandro Velasco Astete, Peruvian pilot
- Alejandro Villanueva, NFL Offensive tackle, and former Army Ranger
- Alejandro Zaera, Spanish architect
- Alejandro Zohn, Mexican architect
People with the surname Alejandro
- Hajji Alejandro, Filipino singer and actor
- Rachel Alejandro, Filipina singer and actress
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Alejandro
- Alejandro Sniper Rifle
- Alexandro
- Alexandre (disambiguation)
- Alexander
- Alessandro
- Sandro
References
- ^ Grégoire, L. (1874). Diccionario enciclopédico de historia, biografía, mitología y geografía (in Spanish). Garnier Hermanos. p. 42. Retrieved 20 September 2018.