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Alejandro

Alejandro is the traditional Spanish form of the Greek name known to us as Alexander. It belongs to a broad international family of names associated with the ancient tradition of Alexander the Great. Its four-syllable form and Spanish pronunciation give it a distinct sound.

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International equivalents and translations

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Alejandro
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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Alejandro means protector of the people and its meaning evokes the defense of others.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Alejandro je španielska podoba mena Alexander, pôvodne gréckeho Aléxandros (Ἀλέξανδρος). Meno spája sloveso aléxō („bránim, ochraňujem“) a podstatné meno anḗr, v genitíve andrós („muž“). Tradične sa vykladá ako „obranca mužov“ alebo voľnejšie „ochranca ľudí“.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Etymológia a jazykové ekvivalenty: Behind the Name – Alejandro, Alexander. Výslovnosť: SpanishDictionary. Skloňovanie je aplikáciou všeobecných pravidiel pre mužské osobné mená zakončené na -o: Morfológia slovenského jazyka, JÚĽŠ SAV. Domácke tvary sú možnosti rodinného oslovenia, nie overený rebríček obľúbenosti na Slovensku; Alexko je slovenská zdrobnenina, Ale a Alejandrito sú španielske formy. Konkrétne heslo Alejandro v monografii Milana Majtána nebolo priamo overené.

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Medzinárodný cestovateľský index

Ako ľahko sa meno Alejandro vyslovuje v cudzine, zapisuje na letenky a vníma vo svete

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Stupeň medzinárodnej adaptácie100 %
Zápis v pase / na letenke:

ALEJANDRO

100 % zhodný s pôvodným tvarom
Písmo a diakritika:

Bez diakritiky (ASCII)

Univerzálny medzinárodný zápis
Svetové jazyky:

9 cudzích podôb

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Cestovateľské výhody mena
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Na čo myslieť v zahraničí
  • •Dlhšie meno (4 slabiky) môže byť v rýchlej medzinárodnej komunikácii skracované.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars

This name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Pronunciation and phonetic note:

Španielska výslovnosť približne a-le-chan-dro, s prízvukom na slabike „chan“. Písmeno j sa vyslovuje približne ako slovenské ch.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 4
1. Nominative:Who, what?
Alejandro
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Alejandra
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Alejandrovi
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Alejandra
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Alejandro!
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Alejandrovi
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Alejandrom

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
AlexAlexkoAleAlejandrito
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Mr. Alejandro
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Alejandro! Alex! Alexko!

Notable figures named Alejandro

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People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Person type
Alejandro González Iñárritu
born 1963Notable Figure

Mexican film director

Alejandro Jodorowsky
born 1929Notable Figure

Chilean-French filmmaker and comics writer

Alejandro Balde
born 2003Notable Figure

Spanish-Dominican association football player

Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique
born 1945Notable Figure

President of Peru from 2001 to 2006

Alejandro Amenábar
born 1972Notable Figure

Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer

Alejandro Garnacho
born 2004Notable Figure

Spanish-Argentine association football player

Alejandro Grimaldo
born 1995Notable Figure

Spanish association football player (born 1995)

Alejandro Sabella
1954 – 2020Historical Figure

Argentine association football player and manager (1954-2020)

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