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Italian Version of Alexander, Alejandro, Aladdin.

Personal experiences with the name Alessandro

I want to change my name to Alessandro, I love the name since a was a kid. I thought about giving it to my son before, but I want it to myself now.

I'm an Italian girl and I LOVE this name so much!!! It's my favorite boy name. I used to have a goldfish named Alessandro; I lost him a while ago and I still miss him! To honor him I'm gonna name one of my future sons Alessandro.

Nicknames for Alessandro

Andy, Alex, Sandro, Sandy, Ollie, Ali, Al, Alandy, Aliababua.

Meanings and history of the name Alessandro

Famous real-life people named Alessandro

Sandro Botticelli, Renaissance artist ("Primavera," "The Birth of Venus"),
Alessandro Volta, physicist (invented first electric cell in 1800)
Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Italian fashion designer
Alessandro Cortini, musician, the keyboardist in Nine Inch Nails
Alessandro Nivola, actor
Alessandro Manzoni, writer ("I Promessi Sposi")
Alessandro Pertini, Italian President
Alessandro Fortis, Italian Prime Minister
Alessandro Camon, Italian screenwriter and film producer.
Alessandro Petacchi, Italian professional racing cyclist.
Alessandro Nannini, Italian F1 driver

Alessandro in song, story & screen

Alessandro (Alexander the Great), an opera composed by Handel.