THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Alejandro
Alejandro is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Alejandro.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ʔaleˈhandɾo/Standard-Tagalog
- [ʔɐ.lɛˈhan̪.d̪ɾo]Standard-Tagalog
A · le · jan · dro4 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Spanish
- /aleˈxandɾo/
- [a.leˈxãn̪.d̪ɾo]
A · le · jan · dro4 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro.
a male given name from Spanish
Wiktionary: Alejandro (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “defender of man”), an epithet of the goddess Hera. Doublet of Alexander.
A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Alexander.
Wiktionary: Alejandro (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “the man who repels [enemies]”). Cognate with English Alexander.
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander
Wiktionary: Alejandro (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Alejandro
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alejandro Almendras
Filipino politician (1919–1995)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alejandro Roces
Journalist, Author, Dramatist, Teacher, Educator, Fighter, Raconteur, Patriot, Public servant (1924–2011)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
27
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
10
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Alejandro Roces, Alejandro Almendras
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Alejandro in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Alejandro
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Alejandre·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alejandrea·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alejandrino♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Alejandrito·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alenjandre·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alessandro♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Alexandra♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Leandro♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Alejandro?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Alejandro
2 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Alejandro Alex·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Pedro Alejandro♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
Explore Alejandro further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q1707169 — Alejandro (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Alejandro Roces (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1707169 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Alejandro Almendras (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1707169 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alejandro (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alejandro (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alejandro (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.