Alexandre (given name)
Alexandre | |
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Pronunciation |
French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ] Portuguese: [ɐlɨˈʃɐ̃dɾɨ] (European) or [ɐleˈʃɐ̃dɾi] (Brazilian) |
Gender | Male |
Language(s) | French, Portuguese, Galician |
Origin | |
Meaning | Defender of Man |
Other names | |
See also | Alexander, Alex, Alessandro, Alexandru, Alejandro |
Alexandre is the French, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician form of the masculine given name Alexander. Notable people with the name include:
- Alexandre Baptista, Portuguese footballer
- Alexandre de Beauharnais, French political figure and general during the French Revolution
- Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian skier
- Alexandre Brasseur, French actor
- Alexandre Caetano Ferreira Lopes, Brazilian designer
- Alexandre Dupuis (born 1990), Canadian football player
- Alexandre Dumas, French writer
- Alexandre Gaydamak, French businessman, co-owner & Chairman of Portsmouth F.C.
- Alexandre Herculano, Portuguese novelist and historian
- Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer for Olympique Lyonnais
- Alexandre Lippmann, French 2x Olympic champion épée fencer
- Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, Brazilian race car driver
- Alexandre José Oliveira, Spanish-Brazilian football player
- Alexandre O'Neill, Portuguese poet
- Alexandre Pétion, Haitian President
- Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer
- Alexandre Quintanilha, Portuguese scientist
- Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer
- Alexandre Alves da Silva, Brazilian football player
- Alexandre Sperafico, Brazilian driver
- Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian filmmaker and journalist
- Alexandre Vauthier, French fashion designer
- Alexandre Yokochi, Portuguese swimmer
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