Alejandro

English

Etymology

From Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “the man who repels [enemies]”). Doublet of Alexander.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Alejandro

A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Alexander

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]
(US)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -andɾo
Syllabification: A‧le‧jan‧dro

Proper noun

Alejandro m

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

Derived terms

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.lɛˈhan.dɾo]
Rhymes: -andɾo
Syllabification: A‧le‧jan‧dro

Proper noun

Alejandro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ)

a male given name from Spanish

Related terms

Alejandrino

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