"Alejandra" meaning in English

See Alejandra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Alejandras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Alejandra. Doublet of Alexandra. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|Alejandra}} Borrowed from Spanish Alejandra, {{dbt|en|Alexandra}} Doublet of Alexandra Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Alejandra (plural Alejandras)
  1. A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Alexandra.
    Sense id: en-Alejandra-en-name-rAwCaIIH Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 38 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 44 13 5
  2. A surname from Spanish
    Sense id: en-Alejandra-en-name-B9JT8WuZ Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 38 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 44 13 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Alejandro

Inflected forms

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