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 [ syll. a-le-jan-dra, al-ejand-ra ] The girl name Alejandra is pronounced aaLeyYAANDRah KEY. Alejandra is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in the Spanish language. Alejandra is a variant form of the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Alexandra. A variant of Alejandra is the Spanish short form Alondra. Alejandra is popular as a baby name for girls. The name jumped in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. At the height of its usage in 1994, 0.112% of baby girls were given the name Alejandra. Its ranking then was #147. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #255 with a usage of 0.065%. Within the group of girl names directly linked to Alejandra, the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Alexandra was the most frequently used. The name was thrice as popular as Alejandra in 2008. Baby names that sound like Alejandra include the Spanish names Alandra and Alondra. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Alejandra: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
