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Meaning and origin
Alexandru is a Romanian boy name. The meaning of the name is `Protector of Mankind`.


Where is it used?
The name Alexandru is mainly used in Romanian.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Oleksander (In Ukrainian)
Iskender (In Turkish)
Alejandro (In Spanish)
Alistair (In Scottish)
Alasdair (In Scottish)
Aleksandr (In Russian)
Aleksander (In Polish, Croatian and in Serbian)
Sender (In Jewish)
Alessandro (In Italian)
Alastar (In Irish)
Sándor (In Hungarian)
Alexandros (In Greek and in Ancient Greek)
Alexandre (In French, Portuguese and in Hungarian)
Aleksanteri (In Finnish)
Aleksandro (In Esperanto)
Alexander (In English, German and in Dutch)
Alexandr (In Czech)
Aleksandar (In Bulgarian)


If it's too long people might use
In Romanian: Sandu
In Polish: Olek
In Finnish: Santeri
In English: Zander
In English: Alex
In English: Lex
In Dutch: Xander


For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish: Alejandra (F)
In Russian, Polish, Serbian and in Bulgarian: Aleksandra (F)
In Italian: Alessandra (F)
In German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian and in Ancient Greek: Alexandra (F)
In English: Alexandrea (F)
In English: Alexandria (F)


See also
In Russian: Sasha (B)
In Esperanto: Alechjo (M)
In English: Alec (M)


More `Alexandru` links
Alexandru as abbreviation
Actors named Alexandru
Alexandru in the encyclopedia