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 Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Rus ...

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"Given Name Alejandra"
Retrieved on 10 January 2016. Alejandra means "defender of mankind", and notable people with this name include: *

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 *

Alejandra Azcárate Alejandra Azcárate is a Colombian model, presenter, broadcaster, comedian, actress born on March 3, 1976 in Bogotá. Biography She studied political science and journalism at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Her debut as a presente ...

(born 1978), Colombian model and actress *

Alejandra Barrales Maria Alejandra Barrales Magdaleno (born 17 July 1967) is a Mexican lawyer and politician and the former president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution. She formerly represented the Federal District (later, Mexico City) in the Senate ( L ...

(born 1967), Mexican politician *

Alejandra Benítez Alejandra Benítez Romero (born 7 July 1980) is a Venezuelan sabre fencer, who competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was minister of sports in 2013 Sports career Benítez was born in a popular parish Antímano Ca ...

(born 1980), Venezuelan sabre fencer *

Alejandra Bogue Alejandra Bogue Gómez (born May 16, 1965, in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress, comedian, television host, and vedette. Biography Early life She was born on May 16, 1965, in Mexico City, Mexico. From her childhood, Bogue claims to have defi ...

(born 1965), Mexican actress *

Alejandra Bravo María Alejandra Bravo de la Parra (born 29 April 1961) is a Mexican biochemist who was laureated with the 2010 L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science – Latin America for her work on a bacterial toxin that acts as a powerful insecticide. ...

(born 1961), Mexican biochemist *

Alejandra Da Passano María Alejandra Ana Da Passano (26 July 1947 – 30 June 2014), better known as Alejandra Da Passano, was an Argentine actress of film, stage and television. Her best known films were ''El Señor Presidente'' (1970), '' Malevo'' (1972), an ...

(1947–2014), Argentine actress * Alejandra del Moral Vela (born 1983), Mexican politician *

Alejandra Echevarría Alejandra Echevarria (born 1989 in Jaén) is a Spanish beauty queen, fashion model, and singer. She represented Spain in the beauties for a cause pageant, Miss Earth 2009 and placed as Miss Fire (3rd Runner up equivalent). She won second runner ...

(born 1989), Spanish model and singer *

Alejandra Fosalba Alejandra Fosalba Henry (born 4 July 1969) is an actress from Chile, born in Concepción. Right after school, she discovered her calling, theater, and went to Santiago to study. She has said that her television career was started slowly. Some ...

(born 1969), Chilean actress *

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 * Alejandra Ghersi (born 1989), Venezuelan musician *

Alejandra Granillo Alejandra Granillo (born 1 June 1991) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. Biography Granillo, a right-handed player, grew up in the Mexican city of Pachuca and was taught the sport by her father. In both 2009 and 2010, Granillo comp ...

(born 1991), Mexican tennis player *

Alejandra Gulla Alejandra Laura Gulla (born July 4, 1977 in Lincoln, Buenos Aires) is a retired field hockey player from Argentina, who won the bronze medal with the national field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at ...

(born 1977), Argentine field hockey player *

Alejandra Gutierrez Alejandra is the Spanish form of the Greek female given name Alexandra. 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 ...

(born 1979), Venezuelan actress and model *

Alejandra Guzmán Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (born February 9, 1968), known professionally as Alejandra Guzmán, and nicknamed "La Reina de Corazones" (The Queen of Hearts) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and actress. With more than 30 million album ...

(born 1968), Mexican singer and actress *

Alejandra Krauss Alejandra Krauss Valle (born 1956) is a Chilean politician and former Minister of Planning and Cooperation. She is the daughter of Enrique Krauss, who was the Minister of the Interior under Patricio Aylwin. She studied law at the Universidad de ...

(born 1956), Chilean politician *

Alejandra Lazcano Alejandra Lazcano (born December 31, 1984) is a Mexican actress, best known for her roles in telenovelas '' Acorralada'' and '' Pobre Diabla''. Biography Early life Alejandra started acting in soap operas at a young age. Her very first role was ...

(born 1984), Mexican actress *

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 *

Alejandra Llamas Alejandra Llamas (born August 15, 1970) is a Mexican-American best-selling author, speaker, founder of the MMK Process and personal empowerment expert. She is the author of best-selling books ''El Arte de la Pareja'', ''El Arte de Educar'', ''Maes ...

(born 1970), Mexican writer *

Alejandra Matus Alejandra Matus Acuña is a Chilean journalist and writer. In 1999 she published ''El libro negro de la justicia chilena'' (lit. " The Black Book of Chilean Justice"). The available copies of the book were confiscated one day before the planned re ...

, Chilean journalist and writer *

Alejandra Meyer Martha Alejandra Meyer (February 26, 1937 – November 7, 2007) was a Mexican telenovela actress. Additionally, she appeared in over 90 films throughout her career and many telenovelas, including '' Serafín'' and '' Niña amada mía''. She fi ...

(1937–2007), Mexican actress *

Alejandra Oliveras Alejandra Marina Oliveras (born March 20, 1978), known as "La Locomotora", is an Argentine boxer. She is the former WBC female super lightweight, WBO World female featherweight and WBA World female lightweight champion. She was born in El C ...

(born 1978), Argentine boxer *

Alejandra Peña Alejandra Peña is a Venezuelan politician, currently an alternate deputy for the National Assembly for the Barinas state. Career She was elected as alternate deputy for the National Assembly for the Barinas state for the 2016-2021 term in t ...

, Venezuelan politician *

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 *

Alejandra Procuna Alejandra Weinstein Procuna (born August 14, 1969, Mexico City, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United State ...

(born 1969), Mexican actress * Alejandra Ramos (born 1958), Chilean athlete * Alejandra Ruddoff (born 1960), Chilean sculptor *

Alejandra Sandoval Alejandra Sandoval (born 23 August 1980) is a Colombian actress. Biography Alejandra was born in the city of Cali where she was raised by her single mother. After high school, she joined the Universidad de San Buenaventura to study psychology. ...

(born 1980), Colombian actress *

Alejandra Usquiano Alejandra Usquiano (born 12 May 1993), is a Colombian athlete who competes in Compound bow, compound archery. She won a gold medal at the 2013 FITA Archery World Cup, 2013 FITA Archery World Cup, Archery World Cup Final, and achieved her highest ...

(born 1993), Colombian archer *

Alejandra Valencia Alejandra Valencia Trujillo (born 17 October 1994) is a Mexican archer. Career She won two gold medals the 2011 Pan American Games — women's team and women's individual. She won bronze at 2011 World Archery Youth Championships recurve cadet ...

(born 1994), Mexican archer

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