Alexandra
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| Pronunciation | /ˌælɪɡˈzændrə, -ˈzɑːn-/ AL-ig-ZA(H)N-drə |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine, the masculine form being Alexander. |
| Language(s) | From the Greek Alexandra, the female form of Alexandros, from alexein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and aner meaning "man". |
| Name day | April 21 |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Defender Of Mankind". |
| Other names | |
| See also | Alejandra, Aleksandra, Alessandra, Alexandrine, Alex, Alexa, Alexis, Cassandra, Kassandra, Lexi, Lexie, Lexa, Alessia, Alessiya, Alesiya, Olesia, Olesiya, Olessiya, Sandra, Sandrna, Sandrine, Sally, Sandy, Sendy, Shandy, Sasha, Shura, Xandra, Ksandra. The name Alexandria is similar, though itself means "land, place of Alexander". |
Alexandra (Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρα) is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros).[1] Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν (alexein) "to defend" and ἀνήρ (anēr) "man" (GEN ἀνδρός andros). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man".[2][3][4] The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, a-re-ka-sa-da-ra, written in the Linear B syllabic script.[5] Alexandra could also be an Italian baby name since it comes from the very alike Italian name, Alessandra.
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Variants[edit]
- Alejandra (Spanish)
- Alejandrina (Spanish)
- Αλεξάνδρα (Greek)
- Alikhandra /اليخاندرا (Egyptian)
- Aleksandra (Александра) (Latvian, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Estonian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Albanian)
- Alessia (Italian)
- Alessandra (Italian)
- Alex (English)
- Alexa (English, Romanian)
, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish)
- Alexis, various languages
- Ālēkjāndrā / আলেকজান্দ্রা (Bengali)
- Aliaksandra (Belarusian)
- Alissandra/Alyssandra (Sicilian, Greek)
- Allie (English)
- Ally (English)
- Alya (Russian)
- Lekszi (Hungarian)
- Leska (Czech)
- Lesya (Ukrainian)
- Lexa (English)
- Lexie (English)
- Lexine (English)
- Lexy (English)
- Olga(Polish)
- Oleksandra (Ukrainian)
- Sacha (French)
- Sanda (Romanian)
- Sandie (English)
- Sandra (Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian,
Sandra (Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Italian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish)
- Sandy (English)
- Saša (Czech, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene)
- Saška (Serbian)
- Sascha (German)
- Sasha (Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian)
- Saskia (Slavic)
- Saundra (English, Scottish)
- Shura (Russian)
- Sondra (English)
- Szandra (Hungarian)
People[edit]
People whose full name is Alexandra[edit]
- Alexandra or Cassandra, a prophetess in Greek mythology
- Saint Alexandra, a martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions
- Alexandra, sister of the Rhetor Calliopius of Antioch
- Alexandra (singer) (1942–1969), German singer (stage name; real name Doris Nefedov)
- Princess Alexandra (disambiguation), list of princesses named Alexandra.
Nobility[edit]
- Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor - the real name of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
- Alexandra of Denmark (1844–1925), Queen consort of the United Kingdom, Empress consort of India as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII
- Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia, formerly Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870–1891)
- Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia, formerly Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1921–1993)
- Princess Alexandra of Greece (born 1968), first daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark and his wife (née Marina Karella)
- Alexandra Feodorovna (formerly Alix of Hesse), Emperess of Russia, wife of Tsar Nicholas II.
People with the given name Alexandra[edit]
- Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 1986), Romanian singer, better known as Inna
- Alexandra Ashley Hughes (born 1985), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Alexandra Asimaki, Greek water polo player
- Alexandra Boyko (1916–1996), Russian tank commander
- Alexandra Breckenridge (born 1982), American actress, model, photographer
- Alexandra Brooks (born 1995), English footballer
- Alexandra Brushtein (1884–1968), Russian and Soviet writer, playwright, and memoirist
- Alexandra Burke (born 1988), British singer
- Alexandra W. Busch (born 1975), German Roman archaeologist
- Alexandra Caso (born 1987), Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Alexandra Chalupa, American pro-Ukrainian activist
- Alexandra Chando (born 1986), American actress
- Alexandra Charles (born 1946), Swedish "nightclub queen"
- Alexandra Daddario (born 1986), American actress
- Alexandra Dahlström (born 1984), Swedish actress
- Alexandra Dariescu (born 1985), Romanian pianist
- Alexandra David-Néel (1868–1969), French explorer and spiritualist
- Allie DeBerry (born 1994), American actress and model
- Alexandra Duel-Hallen, American electrical engineer
- Alexandra Dulgheru (born 1989), Romanian tennis player
- Aleksandra von Engelhardt (1754–1838), Russian lady-in-waiting
- Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) (1872–1918), Tsarina of Russia, wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
- Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) (1798–1860), Empress consort of Russia
- Alexandra Flood (born 1990), Australian operatic soprano
- Alexandra Fusai (born 1973), French tennis player
- Aleksandra Jakubowska (born 1954), Polish journalist and politician
- Alexz Johnson (born 1986), Canadian actress
- R. Alexandra Keith (born 1967/1968), American businesswoman
- Alex Kingston (born 1963), English Actress
- Alexandra Kollontai (1872–1952), Russian politician
- Ali Krieger (born 1984), American soccer player
- Alexandra Lencastre (born 1965), Portuguese actress
- Allie Long (born 1987), American soccer player
- Alexandra Maria Lara (born 1978), German actress
- Alexandra Mavrokordatou (1605–1684), Greek intellectual
- Alex Morgan (born 1989), American soccer player
- Alexandra Panova (born 1989), Russian tennis player
- Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower
- Alexandra Park (actress) (born 1989), Australian actress
- Alexandra Paschalidou-Moreti, Greek architect
- Alexandra Patsavas (born 1968), Greek-American music supervisor
- Alexandra Paul (born 1963), American actress
- Alexandra Pringle (born 1952/1953), British publisher
- Aly Raisman (born 1994), American gymnast
- Alexandra Shiryayeva (born 1983), Russian beach volleyball player
- Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913) Finnish pomologist
- Alexandra Sokoloff, American novelist and screenwriter
- Alexandra Stan (born 1989), Romanian singer
- Alexandra Stevenson (born 1980), American tennis player
- Alexandra Tolstaya (1884–1979), daughter of Leo Tolstoy
- Alexandra Tsiavou, Greek rower
- Alexandra Tydings (born 1972), American actress
- Alexandra Vinogradova, Russian volleyball player
- Alexandra Waterbury, American ballet dancer and model
- Aleksandra Wozniak (born 1987), Canadian tennis player
- Alexandra Zaretsky (born 1987), Israeli ice dancer
People with the given name Aleksandra[edit]
- Aleksandra Andreevna Antonova (1932–2014), Russian, Kildin Sámi teacher, writer, poet, translator
- Aleksandra Avramović (born 1982), Serbian volleyball player
- Aleksandra Crnčević (born 1987), Serbian volleyball player
- Aleksandra Crvendakić (born 1996), Serbian basketball player
- Aleksandra Cvetićanin (born 1993), Serbian volleyball player
- Aleksandra Dimitrova (born 2000), Russian chess master
- Aleksandra Dulkiewicz (born 1979), Polish lawyer
- Aleksandra Krunić (born 1993), Serbian tennis player
- Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (born 2002), Russian chess master
- Aleksandra Ranković (born 1980), Serbian volleyball player
- Aleksandra Stepanović (born 1994), Serbian volleyball player
- Aleksandra Vukajlović (born 1997), Serbian handball player
Fictional characters[edit]
- Alexandra Mack, a.k.a. Alex Mack, main character in the popular American television series The Secret World of Alex Mack
- Alexandra Brooks DiMera, a.k.a. Lexie Carver, character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Alexandra Nuñez, a.k.a. Alex Nuñez, character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Alexandra Margarita Russo, a.k.a. Alex Russo, character in Wizards of Waverly Place
- Alexandra, Nikita character
- Alexandra Dunphy, a.k.a. Alex Dunphy, character in the popular American Television series "Modern Family"
- Alexandra Grey, a.k.a. Lexie Grey, character in the American Television Drama Grey's Anatomy
- Alexandra "Alex" Cahill character in the American Television series Walker, Texas Ranger
- Alexandra Borgia an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order, played by Annie Parisse
- Alexandra Cabot an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order Special Victims Unit, played by Stephanie March
- Alexandra Eames an detective in Law & Order Criminal Intent, played by Kathryn Erbe
- Alexandra Garcia, a character in the anime and manga series Kuroko's Basketball
- Aleksandra 'Zarya' Zaryanova a Russian weightlifter turned soldier in Overwatch (video game)
- Alexandra Vause, a.k.a. Alex Vause, imprisoned drug dealer and love interest to protagonist to Piper Chapman in Orange Is The New Black.
- Alexandra Danvers, a.k.a. Alex Danvers, Kara Danvers' sister in Supergirl.
- Alexandra, the main antagonist in the Wildwood Chronicles
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Ἀλέξανδρος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
- ^ ἀλέξειν in Liddell and Scott
- ^ ἀνήρ in Liddell and Scott.
- ^ Tablet MY V 659 (61). "The Linear B word a-re-ka-sa-da-ra". Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages. "MY 659 V (61)". DĀMOS Database of Mycenaean at Oslo. University of Oslo. Raymoure, K.A. "a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe". Deaditerranean. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Chadwick, John (1999) [1976]. The Mycenaean World. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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