Boy · Greek
Alessandro
Say it: ah-les-SAN-droh
Meaning
From Greek Alexandros, from alexein 'to defend' and aner, andros 'man'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 9,295 babies given this name since 1933
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 4,000 boys
- 427 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Alexander |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Alejandro |
| French | Alexandre |
| Greek | Alexandros |
Famous bearers
- Alessandro Volta, physicist
- Alessandro Manzoni, novelist
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Where this comes from
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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