Alejandra is the Spanish form of the Greek female given name
Alexandra
Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...
. It is the female version of the male name
Alejandro.
[''Behind the Name'']
"Given Name Alejandra"
Retrieved on 10 January 2016. Alejandra means "defender of mankind",
and notable people with this name include:
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Alejandra Ávalos
Alejandra Margarita Ávalos Rodríguez (born October 17, 1968) is a Mexican singer, musician and actress. She began her career in 1980, when she took part in the musical contest ''La Voz del Heraldo''. After receiving a scholarship to study in ...
(born 1965), Mexican actress
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Alejandra Azcárate (born 1978), Colombian model and actress
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Alejandra Barrales (born 1967), Mexican politician
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Alejandra Benítez (born 1980), Venezuelan sabre fencer
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Alejandra Bogue (born 1965), Mexican actress
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Alejandra Bravo (born 1961), Mexican biochemist
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Alejandra Da Passano (1947–2014), Argentine actress
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Alejandra del Moral Vela
Paulina Alejandra Del Moral Vela (born August 22, 1983 in Cuautitlan Izcalli, State of Mexico) is the Deputy Federal District VII in Cuautitlan Izcalli for the period September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2015. She was the Mayor of Cuautitlán Izcalli ...
(born 1983), Mexican politician
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Alejandra Echevarría (born 1989), Spanish model and singer
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Alejandra Fosalba (born 1969), Chilean actress
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Alejandra García
Alejandra García Flood (born June 13, 1973) is an Argentine pole vaulter.
Career
Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record, and was a South American record until ...
(born 1973), Argentine pole vaulter
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Alejandra Ghersi
Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez (born 14 October 1989), known professionally as Arca, is a Venezuelan musician and record producer based in Barcelona, Spain. She initially began releasing music under the name of Nuuro. After attending the Clive Dav ...
(born 1989), Venezuelan musician
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Alejandra Granillo (born 1991), Mexican tennis player
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Alejandra Gulla (born 1977), Argentine field hockey player
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Alejandra Gutierrez (born 1979), Venezuelan actress and model
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Alejandra Guzmán (born 1968), Mexican singer and actress
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Alejandra Krauss (born 1956), Chilean politician
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Alejandra Lazcano (born 1984), Mexican actress
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Alejandra León Gastélum
Alejandra del Carmen León Gastélum (born 9 June 1976) is a Mexican politician who is the MORENA Senator from the State of Baja California.
Education
She graduated from Mexicali Institute of Technology
The Mexicali Institute of Technology ( ...
(born 1976), Mexican politician
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Alejandra Llamas (born 1970), Mexican writer
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Alejandra Matus, Chilean journalist and writer
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Alejandra Meyer (1937–2007), Mexican actress
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Alejandra Oliveras (born 1978), Argentine boxer
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Alejandra Peña, Venezuelan politician
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Alejandra Pizarnik
Flora Alejandra Pizarnik (29 April 1936 – 25 September 1972) was an Argentine poet. Her idiosyncratic and thematically introspective poetry has been considered "one of the most unusual bodies of work in Latin American literature", and has been ...
(1936–1972), Argentine poet
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Alejandra Procuna (born 1969), Mexican actress
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Alejandra Ramos (born 1958), Chilean athlete
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Alejandra Ruddoff
Alejandra Ruddoff (born 1960 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean sculptor.
Biography
Ruddoff studied sculpture at the University of Chile and graduated in 1985. In 1993 - having received a scholarship from DAAD (German Academic Exchange S ...
(born 1960), Chilean sculptor
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Alejandra Sandoval (born 1980), Colombian actress
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Alejandra Usquiano (born 1993), Colombian archer
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Alejandra Valencia (born 1994), Mexican archer
See also
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''Alejandra'' (film), a 1956 Argentine film
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''Alejandra'' (TV series), a Venezuelan telenovela
References
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Spanish feminine given names