The story behind Alessandro
Borrowed from Italian Alessandro.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Italian entry
Inherited from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).
Portuguese entry
Borrowed from Italian Alessandro. Doublet of Alexandre, Alexandro, and Alexander.
Spanish entry
Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alessandro. Doublet of Alejandro and Alexander.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): AA0 L EY0 Z AA1 N D R OW0 / AA0 L AH0 S AE1 N D R OW0
Regional pronunciation variants
- Italian: /a.lesˈsan.dro/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /a.leˈsɐ̃.dɾu/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ɐ.lɨˈsɐ̃.dɾu/
- Spanish: /aleˈsandɾo/
- Spanish: [a.leˈsãn̪.d̪ɾo]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Alessandro ranked #497 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Alessandro
Alejandro
Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “defender of man”), an epithet of the goddess Hera. Doublet of Alexander. a male given…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alexandro
Archaic spelling of Alejandro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anastasio
Inherited from Latin Anastasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος (Anastásios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anastásio
Borrowed from Latin Anastasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος (Anastásios), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anatólio
Borrowed from Latin Anatolius, from Ancient Greek [Term?].
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Andronico
From Latin Andronīcus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρόνῑκος (Andrónīkos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Alessandro
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abelus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Alessandro
Bartłomiej
Learned borrowing from Latin Bartholomaeus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends J
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bartolomej
Derived from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends J
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bartoloměj
Inherited from Old Czech Bartoloměj.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends J
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length