Alejandro

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Alejandro is the Spanish form of the given name Alexander, commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish masculine given name
given name
category Masculine given names
Spanish masculine given names
cognateInLanguage Alessandro
surface form: Alessandro (Italian)

Alex
surface form: Alexander (English)

Alexandre
surface form: Alexandre (French)

Alexandre (Portuguese)
Alexandros (Greek)
commonIn Spanish-speaking countries
component alexein (to defend)
andros (man)
derivedFrom Alexander
etymologicalOriginLanguage Greek
gender masculine
hasCulturalReference "Alejandro" (song by Lady Gaga)
hasDiminutive Alejandrito
hasFeminineForm Alejandra
hasHypocorism Alejo
hasVariant Aleksandr
Alessandro
Alexander
Alexandre
Alexandros
languageOfOrigin Spanish
meaning defender of men
protector of men
nameDayInSpain January 15
nameType personal name
notableBearer Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
surface form: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Valverde
semanticField protection
warrior
shortForm Ale
Alex
usageType first name
usedInCountry Spain
usedInRegion Latin America
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alessandro cognate Alejandro
Alejandro Lerroux givenName Alejandro
Alexis hasCognate Alejandro
Alexandre hasVariant Alejandro
Oleksandr hasVariant Alejandro
Aleksander isCognateWith Alejandro
Alexander variant Alejandro