"Alessandro" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /a.lesˈsan.dro/
Rhymes: -andro Etymology: From Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|Alexander}} Latin Alexander, {{der|it|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) Head templates: {{it-proper noun|m}} Alessandro m
  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Italian given names, Italian male given names
    Sense id: en-Alessandro-it-name-7zdbS1r9 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 79 21 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 78 22

Proper name

IPA: /a.lesˈsan.dro/
Rhymes: -andro Etymology: From Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|Alexander}} Latin Alexander, {{der|it|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Alessandro m or f by sense
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Derived forms: Sandro Related terms: Alessandra
    Sense id: en-Alessandro-it-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): Italian surnames

Alternative forms

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