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 (Αλέξανδρος), meaning "defender of man". The name Alexandro (now an archaic form) 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.^[1]^[2]

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Alejandro
Alejandro Malaspina
Pronunciation	[aleˈxandɾo]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Spanish
Origin
Meaning	"Defender, protector of mankind"
Region of origin	Greece
Other names
Variant form(s)	Alexandro (Archaic form in Spanish)
Related names	Alejándrez (Surname)
See also	Alejandra, Alexandra, Alexander, Alex, Alessandro, Alexandru, Alexandre

Intriguingly, archaic forms such as Alexandro, Aleixandre, or Alexandre persist in certain Spanish-speaking regions (notably in Galicia or within literary contexts), though they are rare and significantly less prevalent than Alejandro. In Spanish culture, the name Alejandro is associated with patronymic surnames such as Aleixandre (which also serves as an archaic form of the given name) and, most notably, Alejándrez (as Juan Manuel Alejándrez).

The name Alejandro manifests in various forms across different linguistic traditions, including Alexandre (French, Portuguese, Catalan, and Galician), Alessandro (Italian), Alexandru (Romanian), Aleksandr (Russian), among others.

Alejandro Alvizuri (born 1968), Peruvian backstroke swimmer
Alejandro Amenábar (born 1972), Chilean-born Spanish director
Alejandro Aranda (born 1994), American singer, musician, and reality television personality
Alejandro Arguello (born 1982), Mexican footballer
Alejandro Avila (born 1973), Mexican TV actor
Alejandro Awada (born 1961), Argentine actor
Alejandro Balde (born 2003), Spanish Footballer
Alejandro Betts (1947–2020), Argentine historian
Alejandro Bermúdez (born 1975), Colombian swimmer
Alejandro Bustillo (1889–1982), Argentine architect
Alejandro Carrión (1915–1992), Ecuadorian poet and novelist
Alejandro Casañas (born 1954), Cuban hurdler
Alejandro Castillo (born 1987), Mexican footballer
Alejandro Cercas (born 1949), Spanish politician
Alejandro Chataing (1873–1928), Venezuelan architect
Alejandro Cichero (born 1977), Venezuelan footballer
Alejandro Corichi, Mexican theoretical physicist
Alejandro Cortés (cyclist) (born 1977), Colombian road cyclist
Alejandro Cruz (disambiguation), several people
Alejandro Diz (born 1965), Argentine volleyball player
Alejandro Doherty (born 1965), Argentine field hockey player
Alejandro Dolina (born 1944), Argentine broadcaster
Alejandro Domínguez, former chief of police in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Alejandro Edda (born 1984), Mexican-American actor
Alejandro Escovedo (born 1951), American singer-songwriter
Alejandro Falla (born 1983), Colombian tennis player
Alejandro Felipe Paula (1937–2018), Netherlands Antilles politician and historian
Alejandro Fernández (born 1971), Mexican singer
Alejandro Fernández Sordo (1921–2009), Spanish politician
Alejandro Freire (born 1974), Venezuelan-American baseball player
Alejandro García (disambiguation), several people
Alejandro Garnacho (born 2004), Argentine footballer
Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963), Mexican director
Alejandro Walter González (born 1972), Argentine road cyclist
Alejandro Gorostiaga (1840–1912), Chilean military
Alejandro Herrera (Heroes), fictional character in the TV series
Alejandro Herrera (athlete) (born 1958), Cuban athlete
Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 1929), Chilean actor and director
Alejandro Kirk (born 1998), Mexican baseball player
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1918–1996), former Argentine President
Alejandro Lazo, Cuban-American dancer
Alejandro Lerner (born 1957), Argentine musician
Alejandro Lerroux (1864–1949), Spanish politician
Alejandro González Malavé (1957–1986), 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 (born 1959), U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Alejandro Meloño (born 1977), Uruguayan footballer
Alejandro Moreno (born 1979), Venezuelan footballer
Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso (1934–2016), Spanish politician
Alejandro Naif (born 1973), Palestinian footballer
Alejandro Obregón (1920–1992), Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor, and engraver
Alejandro O'Reilly (1723–1794), Irish-born Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana
Alejandro Orfila (1925–2021), Argentine diplomat
Alejandro Ortuoste (born 1931), Filipino boxer
Alejandro Osuna (born 2002), Mexican baseball player
Alejandro Padilla (born 1973), American politician
Alejandro Peña (born 1959), Dominican baseball player
Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez (born 1974), president of the Korean Friendship Association
Alejandro Planchart (1935–2019), Venezuelan-American musicologist and composer
Alejandro Portes (born 1944), Cuban-American sociologist
Alejandro Pozuelo (born 1991), Spanish footballer
Alejandro Ramírez (chess player) (born 1988), Costa Rican international grandmaster of chess
Alejandro Ramírez Calderón (born 1981), Colombian road cyclist
Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi (1934–2015), Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician
Alejandro Rey (1930–1987), Argentine actor
Alejandro Rivera, NCIS character
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera (1826–1882), Puerto Rican poet and writer
Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (born 1954), Mexican politician
Alejandro Rosario (born 2002), American baseball player
Alejandro Rossi (1932–2009), Mexican writer
Alejandro Saab (born 1994), American voice actor
Alejandro Sabella (1954–2020), Argentine footballer
Alejandro Salazar (born 1984), American footballer
Alejandro Sanz (born 1968), Spanish pop musician
Alejandro Siqueiros (born 1982), Mexican freestyle swimmer
Alejandro Severo (208–235), the Spanish version of Alexander Severus, former Roman emperor
Alejandro M. Sinibaldi (1825–1896), President of Guatemala
Alejandro Siri (born 1963), Argentine field hockey player
Alejandro Sosa, fictional drug lord from the 1983 film Scarface
Alejandro Spajic (born 1976), Argentine volleyball player
Alejandro de la Sota (1913–1996), Spanish architect
Alejandro Toledo (born 1946), Peruvian politician, ex-president
Alejandro de Tomaso (1928–2003), Argentine auto racing driver
Alejandro Trujillo (1952–2020), Chilean footballer
Alejandro Valverde (born 1980), Spanish cyclist
Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia, Mexican conductor
Alejandro Velasco Astete (1897–1925), Peruvian pilot
Alejandro Villanueva (born 1988), NFL Offensive tackle, and former Army Ranger
Alejandro Zaera (born 1963), Spanish architect
Alejandro Zohn (1930–2000), Mexican architect

People with the given name Alejandro

People with the surname Alejandro

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