Alejandro

Boy · Greek

Alejandro

Say it: ah-leh-HAHN-droh

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Meaning

From Greek alexein 'to defend' and anēr 'man'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

137,918 babies given this name since 1885
At its height in 2001, about 1 in 426 boys
1,773 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Mexican Central American Andean Argentine Caribbean Spanish

The family of the name

Portuguese	Alexandre
Italian	Alessandro

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AlgernonBoyNorman French nickname als grenons 'with moustaches'.Victorian · forgotten

Where this comes from

Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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