"Alejo" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /aˈlexo/, [aˈle.xo]
Rhymes: -exo Etymology: Derived from Latin saint's name Alexius, derived from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios, literally “helper, defender”). Cognate to English Alexis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|es|la|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin, {{der+|es|la|-}} Derived from Latin, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|es|grc|Ἀλέξιος|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=helper, defender|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios, literally “helper, defender”), {{der+|es|grc|Ἀλέξιος|lit=helper, defender|nocap=1}} derived from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios, literally “helper, defender”), {{cog|en|Alexis}} English Alexis Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Alejo m, {{es-proper noun|m}} Alejo m
  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexis Wikipedia link: es:Alejo (nombre) Tags: masculine
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