Alexandre

French variation of Alexander

"defending men"

Alexandre Origin and Meaning

The name Alexandre is a boy's name of French, Greek origin meaning "defending men".

What's the difference between Alexander, the usual English spelling of this deeply classical name, and Alexandre, the French version? English speakers might find the proper French pronunciation challenging: a-lehk-SAHN-dreh, but that last syllable is barely pronounced. Americans might an an a or an ee on the end of the name, or simply pronounce it as Alexander, for better or worse.

Alexandre Rank in US Top 1000

# 940 in the US

Alexandre Popularity

• 1604 Nameberry 2020
• 889 Unique 2021
• 997 England 2020
• 85 France 2023
• 51 Portugal 2020
• 75 Belgium 2021
• 163 Switzerland 2023

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Famous People Named Alexandre

• Alexandre Félix,Joseph Ribot, Prime Minister of France
• Alexandre Dumas (père and fils) French novelists
• Thomas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie), French Revolutionary general, father of Alexandre Dumas père
• Alexandre Emmanuel Henri Albert Marie Léopold Prince of Belgium, son of King Leopold III
• Alexandre Gustave Eiffel French civil engineer and architect
• Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat French film composer
• Alexandre César Léopold "Georges" Bizet French composer
• Alexandre Pato (born Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva) Brazilian footballer
• Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin French or Dutch writer on piracy
• Alexandre Prince de Mérode, Belgian IOC official
• Alexandre Prémat French racing driver
• Alexandre Gomes Brazilian poker player
• Alexandre Kojève Russian,French philosopher
• Alexandre Despatie Canadian Olympic diver
• Alexandre Eric Stephane Grimaldi Coste, son of Prince Albert of Monaco

Alexandre in Pop Culture

• Alexandre Manette character in "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens