Alejandro was the second most used baby (child) name in 2008, staying very close to the first, Daniel. In fact, in 2006, there were more Alexandros that Daniel is and in 2007 he was second with a difference of only 15 children.
Last year there were 6,478 parents who decided their son would be called Alexander. For those who want to know a little about this name I leave some information:
Meaning: Alejandro is a masculine name of Greek origin "Aléxandros" that comes from "Aléxo" and "andrós". Its meaning is "The one who protects or strongly pushes man" or "The protector." How is Alejandro: He is responsible, dominant and has a lot of initiative to develop his ideas and projects. He is also generous and likes to feel admired by others.
Love: He needs someone to value and admire him.
Date: January 11 (San Alejandro).
Alejandro variants: Alexandro, Alessandro, Alexis, Alejo, ... His female is Alejandra or Alexandra. The diminutive is Alex or Jandro.
Alejandro in other languages:
- Catalan: Alexandre.
- French: Alèxandre.
- English: Alexander.
- Italian: Alessandro, diminutive: Sandro.
Famous and famous historical figures with the name of Alejandro:
- Alejandro Amenábar, was born in Chile in 1973, Spanish film director and screenwriter. I think we all know his work: Thesis, Open your Eyes, The Others, Mar Adentro (for which he won an Oscar), ...
- Alejandro Goicoechea, born in Vizcaya in 1895, is the inventor of TALGO (Light Articulated Train Goicoechea-Oriol).
- Alejandro Sanz, born in Madrid in 1968, is a Spanish singer with great international recognition.
- Alexander III "The Great" was one of the most important kings of antiquity. He conquered the Persian Empire and was king of Macedonia between 336 and 323 B.C.
- Alexandre Dumas, born in France in 1802, was a versatile writer of the romantic period, author of fantastic novels and historical novels. His best-known works are "The Three Musketeers", "The Count of Montecristo" and "La Reina Margot".
- Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh in 1847, was a British scientist, inventor and speech therapist who got the patent for the phone (not invented by him, but Meucci) and invented the photophone, the radiophone and the graphephone among other things.
- Alexander Fleming, born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1881, was a scientist famous for discovering the antimicrobial protein called lysozyme and penicillin.
