Boy · Greek, through French
Alexandre
Say it: ah-lek-SAHN-druh
Meaning
French form of Alexander, 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
- 5,058 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 2003, about 1 in 11,400 boys
- 91 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Alejandro |
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Famous bearers
- Alexandre Pétion, president of Haiti
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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