No. 5,054 in Catalan
alexandre
"Alexandre" in Catalan is the equivalent of "Alexander," a proper noun used as a male given name.
In a sentence
L'Alexandre va comprar un llibre interessant.
Alexandre bought an interesting book.
Here, 'Alexandre' serves as a proper noun, denoting a person's name, and acts as the subject of the sentence.
El poema va ser escrit per un tal Alexandre.
The poem was written by someone named Alexandre.
In this case, 'Alexandre' continues to act as a proper noun, referring to a person's name, but here it is used as part of the predicate to indicate authorship by a named individual.
Vaig conèixer l'historiador Alexandre durant el congrés.
I met the historian Alexandre during the conference.
Here, 'Alexandre' is still a proper noun used as a name, while it appends the profession to give context to the person's identity in the sentence.
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