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Alexandru

ah-lek-SAN-droo4 syllables
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Romanian form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of the people'. (Human)

What does Alexandru mean?

Human: Romanian form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of the people'.. Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander, which means 'defender of the people' in Greek.

Is Alexandru a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Alexandru in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Alexandru in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Alexandru suit?

Classic
Human name

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Newcomer Alert!

As Alexandru settles in, I can already hear the other pups whispering: 'With a name like ‘defender of the people’, I bet he’ll bark at the mailman like he’s saving us all!'

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