Alessandro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Alessandro.

Proper noun

Alessandro (countable and uncountable, plural Alessandros)

1. A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Alexander.
2. A surname from Italian.
3. An unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alessandro is the 28065^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 853 individuals. Alessandro is most common among White (91.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alessandro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 22.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lesˈsan.dro/
• Rhymes: -andro
• Hyphenation: A‧les‧sàn‧dro

Proper noun

Alessandro m

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander

Proper noun

Alessandro m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

• Sandro

Related terms

• Alessandra

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Alessandro. Doublet of Alexandre, Alexandro, and Alexander.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.leˈsɐ̃.dɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.leˈsɐ̃.dɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.leˈsɐ̃.dɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɨˈsɐ̃.dɾu/

Proper noun

Alessandro m

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Alessandra (female equivalent)
• Sandro

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alessandro. Doublet of Alejandro and Alexander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈsandɾo/ [a.leˈsãn̪.d̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -andɾo
• Syllabification: A‧les‧san‧dro

Proper noun

Alessandro m

1. a male given name from Italian