Alejandro


Alejandro is a masculine given name, the Spanish form of the English name Alexander, derived from the Latin Alexander and the Ancient Greek Aléxandros, meaning "defender of man". The name Alexandro was the primary rendition in Spanish. However, the transition from Alexandro to Alejandro resulted from specific phonetic and orthographic adaptations in the Spanish language, whereby the letter "x" was replaced by "j" to conform to the language's phonological and orthographic conventions.
Intriguingly, archaic forms such as Alexandro, Aleixandre, or Alexandre persist in certain Spanish-speaking regions, though they are rare and significantly less prevalent than Alejandro. In Spanish culture, the name Alejandro is associated with patronymic surnames such as Aleixandre and, most notably, Alejándrez.
The name Alejandro manifests in various forms across different linguistic traditions, including Alexandre, Alessandro, Alexandru, Aleksandr, among others.

People with the given name Alejandro

People with the surname Alejandro