Thoughts on the name Alejandra and how you would pronounce it

[KarolGFan]

Alejandra, wdyt
i pronounce it aley-han-drah or ale-han-dra
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I've always loved Spanish names and culture, and this name is particularly good in my opinion so far! Elegant, passionate yet recognisable
Thoughts Not asking if you would name a kid that, just ur opinion on the name and if you know anyone with that name

reminds me of the gaga song

no from me

I would probably assume it was pronounced

Al - an - dra

As in the J being silent. However, I would check before saying it as I haven’t got a clue!

Aleeandra. But others will pronounce it Al-JAN-dra.

It'd be an interesting choice if not Spanish yourself. I don't mind it.

Pretty name but I think lots of English people would struggle with the J sound in the middle of a word. (It's not really an H.)

Pronounced al-eh-han-drah, IME, but unless you've any familial or geographical links to Spain it's a bit wanky to do this...

Also, by the number of people I've heard pronounce jalapeño, well, jalapeno 😂 I'd be very wary!

How is it pronounced? I would have given it an h sound but I wasn't sure.

I don't mind it but I think it's an odd choice if you don't have any Spanish connections.

You and she will spend a lifetime spelling and pronouncing the name. Which seems odd if there's no Spanish heritage.

Aley-han-dra.

I like the name but think it may imply that you have Spanish/Mexican heritage which could lead to lots of questions from interested people.

How is it pronounced? I would have given it an h sound but I wasn't sure.

A Spanish J is like the ch in loch (which is not a K sound, for those who dont know...).

Your threads are strange

I would pronounce it how you want. I would automatically assume Spanish (or Spanish speaking) heritage and would find it an odd choice if you didn't to be honest.

Unless you have Spanish heritage and/or live in Spain it seems odd. Alexandra is a lovely name with the conventional spelling

Ally-handra - with a roll of the r

Alehandra
pretty if you’re Spanish but a bit weird if not, why not go for Alexandra?

I have a friend whose daughter is Alejandra. She's 31 now. The dad is Spanish origin but born in UK. Ale han dra is the way we pronounce it. She says she's had very few problems with it.

I’d pronounce it Ale-handra because I speak Spanish. But I think a lot of people in this country won’t know that (and god knows the autocorrect on my phone certainly didn’t 😠) and you’ll end up having to explain and possibly have to field questions such as, ‘oo is she part Spanish’ etc and if you say, ‘er no I just like Spain’, you might be judged as a bit of a nob.

Alexandra is perfectly OK, IMO more beautiful because it’s slightly softer sounding.

Yup. Use Alexander if you're English not Spanish heritage

I would have no clue how to pronounce it

Are you the one who’s trying out names for book characters?

I like the name but unless you’re living in Spain/spanish speaking country, then people will just use the name Alexandra.

That might get frustrating for your DD.

Alay-han-dra

I don’t believe in making life more difficult for children than it needs to be. Unless you’re Spanish then no.

Your child will not thank you for this

It’s lovely name if you are Spanish. I would assume most people in the UK would know how to pronounce it, but perhaps that’s optimistic.