Alessio
ah-LES-ee-oh
Boy · Italian
Meaning: Defender of the people
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Leandro
Boy · Italian · Medium name
- Meaning
- Lion man
- Pronunciation
- lee-AN-droh
- Origin
- Italian
- Popularity
- Uncommon in United Kingdom (2025)
Italian/Spanish/Portuguese form of Leander, from Greek 'leon' (lion) and 'aner' (man).
Popularity: Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 2025
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Languages in use: Italian, Spanish, Greek
Commonly used in: United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Latin America
Alternate spellings
LeanderEnglish/Greek
English/Greek form.
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Full profileSources for this record
Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 5,000 New Names and Gender Dataset (2025). Last verified 2026-08-16.
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