Alessandro

Gender:boy

Meaning:defender of man

Origin:Italian

Pronunciation:al-les-SAHN-dro

Variations:Alexander, Alejandro

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Alessandro could be seen as a masculine form of the feminine Italian name Alessandra or as a continental variant of the masculine name Alexander. Either way, both are interconnected. The meaning of all these names is “defender of man”. Alessandro is particularly popular in Italy. Alessandro Volto helped took part in the discovery of electricity, and in a more modern context, Alessandro Del Piero is an Italian football player.

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