Alejandra
Alejandra is the Spanish form of the Greek female given name Alexandra, and is also the female version of the male names Alejandro and Alexander.[1] Alejandra means "defender of mankind",[2] and notable people with this name include:
- Alejandra Ávalos (born 1965), Mexican actress
- Alejandra Azcárate (born 1978), Colombian model and actress
- Alejandra Barrales (born 1967), Mexican politician
- Alejandra Benítez (born 1980), Venezuelan sabre fencer
- Alejandra Bogue (born 1965), Mexican actress
- Alejandra Bravo (born 1961), Mexican biochemist
- Alejandra Da Passano (1947–2014), Argentine actress
- Alejandra del Moral Vela (born 1983), Mexican politician
- Alejandra Echevarría (born 1989), Spanish model and singer
- Alejandra Fosalba (born 1969), Chilean actress
- Alejandra García (born 1973), Argentine pole vaulter
- Alejandra Granillo (born 1991), Mexican tennis player
- Alejandra Gulla (born 1977), Argentine field hockey player
- Alejandra Gutierrez (born 1979), Venezuelan actress and model
- Alejandra Guzmán (born 1968), Mexican singer and actress
- Alejandra Krauss (born 1956), Chilean politician
- Alejandra Lazcano (born 1984), Mexican actress
- Alejandra Llamas (born 1970), Mexican writer
- Alejandra Matus, Chilean journalist and writer
- Alejandra Meyer (1937–2007), Mexican actress
- Alejandra Oliveras (born 1978), Argentine boxer
- Alejandra Pizarnik (1936–1972), Argentine poet
- Alejandra Procuna (born 1969), Mexican actress
- Alejandra Ramos (born 1958), Chilean athlete
- Alejandra Ruddoff (born 1960), Chilean sculptor
- Alejandra Sandoval (born 1980), Colombian actress
- Alejandra Usquiano (born 1993), Colombian archer
- Alejandra Valencia (born 1994), Mexican archer
| Pronunciation | [aleˈxandɾa] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female, the masculine form being Alejandro |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Defender of Man |
| Other names | |
| See also | Alejandro, Alexandra, Alexander, Alex, Alessandro, Alexandru, Alexandre, Iskandar |
See also
- Alejandra (film), a 1956 Argentine film
- Alejandra (telenovela), a Venezuelan telenovela
References
- Behind the Name. "Given Name Alejandra". Retrieved on 10 January 2016.
- Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J.M.A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 31. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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