Alexandre (given name)
Alexandre is the French, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician form of the masculine given name Alexander. Alexander means warrior or defender of mankind.
| 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 |
Notable people with the name include:
- Alexandre, Chevalier de Chaumont (1640–1710), French ambassador
- Alexandre, vicomte Digeon (1771–1826), cavalry officer in the French Revolutionary Wars
- Alexandre Aja (born 1978), French film director
- Alexandre Baptista, Portuguese footballer
- Alexandre de Beauharnais, French political figure and general during the French Revolution
- Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian skier
- Alexandre Bissonnette, Canadian terrorist
- Alexandre Brasseur, French actor
- Alexandre Cingria (1879–1945), Swiss artist
- Alexandre Desplat, French film composer
- Alexandre Dupuis (born 1990), Canadian football player
- Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), French writer
- Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832–1923), French civil engineer, best known for the Eiffel tower
- Alexandre Farnoux, French historian and Minoan archaeologist
- Alexandre Gaydamak, French businessman, co-owner and chairman of Portsmouth F.C.
- Alexandre Herculano, Portuguese novelist and historian
- Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer for Arsenal F.C.
- Alexandre Lippmann (1881–1960), 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 Portier (born 1990), French politician
- Alexandre Quintanilha, Portuguese scientist
- Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer
- Alexandre Alves da Silva, Brazilian football player
- Alex Song, Cameroonian football player
- Alexandre Sperafico, Brazilian driver
- Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian filmmaker and journalist
- Alexandre Vauthier, French fashion designer
- Alexandre Vincendet (born 1983), French politician
- Alexandre Yersin (1863–1943), Swiss-French doctor, explorer and bacteriologist
- Alexandre Yokochi, Portuguese swimmer
- Philippe Alexandre Autexier (1954–1998), French music historian and masonic researcher
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