Alexandre (given name)

Alexandre is the French, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician form of the masculine given name Alexander. Alexander means 'warrior' or 'defender of mankind'.

Alexandre

Pronunciation	French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ] ⓘ European Portuguese: [ɐlɨˈʃɐ̃dɾɨ] Brazilian Portuguese: [aleˈʃɐ̃dɾi]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	French, Portuguese, Galician
Origin
Meaning	Defender of Man
Other names
See also	Alexander, Alex, Alessandro, Alexandru, Alejandro

Notable people with the name include:

• Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942–2009)
• Alexandre, Chevalier de Chaumont (1640–1710), French ambassador
• Alexandre, vicomte Digeon (1771–1826), cavalry officer in the French Revolutionary Wars
• Alexandre Aja (born 1978), French film director
• Alexandre Arenate (born 1995), Guadeloupean footballer
• Alexandre Baptista, Portuguese footballer
• Alexandre Batta, Dutch cellist
• Alexandre de Beauharnais, French political figure and general during the French Revolution
• Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian skier
• Alexandre Bissonnette, Canadian terrorist
• Alexandre Brasseur, French actor
• Alexandre Bussière, Canadian cinematographer
• Alexandre Cingria (1879–1945), Swiss artist
• Alexandre Desplat, French film composer
• Alexandre Cédric Doucet, Canadian politician
• Alexandre Dupuis (born 1990), Canadian football player
• Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), French writer
• Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832–1923), French civil engineer, best known for the Eiffel tower
• Alexandre Farnoux, French historian and Minoan archaeologist
• Alexandre Gaydamak, French businessman, co-owner and chairman of Portsmouth F.C.
• Alexandre Herculano, Portuguese novelist and historian
• Alexandre Knoploch (born 1986), Brazilian politician
• Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer for Arsenal F.C.
• Alexandre Lippmann (1881–1960), French 2x Olympic champion épée fencer
• Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, Brazilian race car driver
• Alexandre José Oliveira, Spanish-Brazilian football player
• Alexandre Lloveras (born 2000), French para-cyclist
• Alexandre O'Neill, Portuguese poet
• Alexandre Pétion, Haitian President
• Alexandre Pantoja, UFC Fighter
• Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer
• Alexandre Portier (born 1990), French politician
• Alexandre Quintanilha, Portuguese scientist
• Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer
• Alexandre Alves da Silva, Brazilian football player
• Alex Song, Cameroonian football player
• Alexandre Sperafico, Brazilian driver
• Alexandre Texier (born 1999), French ice hockey player
• Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian filmmaker and journalist
• Alexandre Vauthier, French fashion designer
• Alexandre Vincendet (born 1983), French politician
• Alexandre Yersin (1863–1943), Swiss-French doctor, explorer and bacteriologist
• Alexandre Yokochi, Portuguese swimmer
• Philippe Alexandre Autexier (1954–1998), French music historian and masonic researcher