亚历杭德罗
Yàlìhángdéluó
Alejandro in Chinese is written 亚历杭德罗 (Yàlìhángdéluó).
It is a transliteration that imitates the sound of the name syllable by syllable, as in 阿列杭德罗是我的同事, Alejandro is my colleague, which uses another spelling.
Meaning: male given name transliterated (name)
Which one should you use?
Another transliteration you may see is 阿列杭德罗.
How do you pronounce it?
It is read Yàlìhángdéluó, in five syllables.
Did you know?
- While 亚历杭德罗 is a phonetic map, a Chinese person might choose a 'meaning-based' name if they wanted a localized identity. They would select characters that convey strength or nobility rather than simply mimicking the sound of 'Alejandro'.
- If you use the character 亚 (yà) to spell 亚历杭德罗, you are technically including the word for 'second' or 'sub-' in the phonetic spelling. While it is just a sound marker here, it is an oddity that a name's first syllable literally translates to 'secondary' in a dictionary.
- In Chinese, names are often treated as a collection of individual characters rather than a single unit, so an interlocutor might try to analyze the meaning of each character in 亚历杭德罗 even though they are just phonetic markers.
Examples in context
- 他是亚历杭德罗。Tā shì Yà lì háng dé luó.He is Alejandro.
- 亚历杭德罗在看书。Yà lì háng dé luó zài kàn shū.Alejandro is reading a book.
- 我认识亚历杭德罗。Wǒ rènshi Yà lì háng dé luó.I know Alejandro.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a new coworker.
- 伟 Wei那个新来的同事叫亚历杭德罗吗？Nàge xīn lái de tóngshì jiào Yà lì háng dé luó ma?Is the new colleague named Alejandro?
- 梓涵 Zihan是的，他叫亚历杭德罗。Shì de, tā jiào Yà lì háng dé luó.Yes, his name is Alejandro.
- 伟 Wei他看起来很友善。Tā kàn qǐlái hěn yǒushàn.He looks very friendly.
- 梓涵 Zihan没错，他是个好人。Méicuò, tā shì gè hǎorén.That's right, he is a good person.
