Meanings
plural Alejandros
- A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Alexander.
1 more example
The objective of the review, the memo says, is not to “arbitrarily reduce” the number of security clearances and/or access but to ensure that current clearance and access levels are still required for official duties and missions. The effort comes at the direction of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the memo says.
2023 May 16, Priscilla Alvarez, “DHS directs review of personnel with access to classified material in wake of Pentagon leak”, in CNN - A surname from Spanish
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈλέξανδρος
- SpanishAlejandro
- EnglishAlejandro
Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “defender of man”), an epithet of the goddess Hera. Doublet of Alexander.
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Arabic أَلِيخَانْدْرُو, آلِيخَانْدْرُو
- أَلِيخَانْدْرُو (ʔalīḵāndrū)male given name transliterated
- آلِيخَانْدْرُو (ʔālīḵāndrū)male given name transliterated
Chinese Mandarin 亞歷杭德羅 /亚历杭德罗
- 亞歷杭德羅 /亚历杭德罗 (Yàlìhángdéluó)male given name transliterated
Greek Αλεχάντρο
- Αλεχάντρο (Alechántro)male given name transliterated
Hebrew אָלֶחָנְדְרוֹ
- אָלֶחָנְדְרוֹ (Alekhándro)male given name transliterated
Hindi अलेख़ांद्रो
- अलेख़ांद्रो (alexāndro)male given name transliterated
Japanese アレハンドロ
- アレハンドロ (Arehandoro)male given name transliterated
Korean 알레한드로
- 알레한드로 (Allehandeuro)male given name transliterated
Persian آلخاندرو, آلهاندرو
- آلخاندرو (âlexândro)male given name transliterated
- آلهاندرو (âlehândro)male given name transliterated
Russian Алеха́ндро
- Алеха́ндро (Alexándro)male given name transliterated
Thai อเลฮานโดร
- อเลฮานโดร (à-lee-haan-droo)male given name transliterated
Ukrainian Алеха́ндро
- Алеха́ндро (Alexándro)male given name transliterated
Cite this entry
Alejandro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alejandro
“Alejandro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alejandro. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alejandro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alejandro.
Source: Alejandro on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.