First names in Hebrew

First name Alejandro: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלחנדרו

Gematria value: 299

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Alejandro is written אלחנדרו

Alejandro is the Spanish form of Alexander.

Meaning and origin

What does Alejandro mean?

Meaning: "defender of men"
Origin: Greek

Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, made of alexein, "to defend", and aner, andros, "man": "the defender of men". It was the name of the Macedonian king who conquered the East in the fourth century before the common era, and it has been worn ever since in every European language. Alex, Xander and Zander are its short forms, Alejandro its Spanish form.

Gematria

Alejandro = 299

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלחנדרו has 7 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total299

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Vav

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Alejandro, from א to ו:

אֵלֶיךָ זָעֲקוּ וְנִמְלָטוּ בְּךָ בָטְחוּ וְלֹא־בוֹשׁוּ׃

“To You they cried out, and they were rescued; in You they trusted, and they were not put to shame.”

Psalms 22:6

The book of your first name

Alejandro, in nine pages

• Alejandro, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Alejandro
• Alejandro, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Alejandro in three answers

How do you write Alejandro in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Alejandro is written אלחנדרו. Alejandro is the Spanish form of Alexander.

What is the gematria value of Alejandro?
Written אלחנדרו, Alejandro is worth 299: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Alejandro mean?
Defender of men (origin: Greek). Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, made of alexein, "to defend", and aner, andros, "man": "the defender of men". It was the name of the Macedonian king who conquered the East in the fourth century before the common era, and it has been worn ever since in every European language. Alex, Xander and Zander are its short forms, Alejandro its Spanish form.