Alexandra name - Meaning of Alexandra
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Spanish, Russian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
- Pronounced
- ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German, Romanian) , ah-lək-SAHN-drah (Dutch) , al-əg-ZAN-drə (English) , ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese) , ə-lə-SHA N -drə (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Alexandra Meaning
- Feminine form of Alexander. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. It was borne by several early Christian saints, and also by the wife of Nicholas Ii, the last czar of Russia. She was from Germany and had the birth name Alix, but was renamed (Aleksandra) upon joining the Russian Church. Alexandra originates in Greek language and means "protector of humanity". It is a feminine form of Alexander. Saint Alexandra was a martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions. Throughout history, there have been many members of royalty given the name Alexandra. In Greek mythology, Alexandra was a by-name of the goddess Hera. It was popularized by Alexander the Great.
Alexandra Related Names
Variants: Alexandrie (French), Alexandrea, Alexandria (English), Alejandra (Spanish), Aleksandra (Russian), Alaxandra, Alecsandra, Aleczandra, Alessandra, Alexis, Alexandretta, Allexandra, Allexandrina, Alyxandra, Lexi, Sandra, Sasha, Xandra, Zandra
Diminutives: Alexandrine (German), Sassa (Swedish), Alex, Xandra (Dutch), Alexandrine (French), Alex, Alexa, Ali, Allie, Ally, Lexa, Lexi, Lexie, Lexine, Lexy, Sandy, Zandra, Alexandrina, Alexina, Alyx, Sandie (English), Alexandrina (Portuguese), Sanda (Romanian), Szandra (Hungarian), Ale (Spanish), Aleksandrina, Sasha, Shura (Russian)
Masculine Forms: Alexander (German), Alexander (Swedish), Aleksander, Alexander (Norwegian), Alexander, Aleksander (Danish), Alexander (Dutch), Alexandre (French), Alexander (English), Alexandros (Greek), Alexandre (Portuguese), Alexandru (Romanian), Alexandr (Czech), Alexander (Slovak), Alexander (Hungarian), Alejandro (Spanish), Aleksandr (Russian), Alexander, Alexandros (Ancient Greek), Alexander, Alexandros (Greek Mythology)
Other Languages: Aleksandra, Aleksandrina (Bulgarian), Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša (Croatian), Aleksandra (Estonian), Sandra (Finnish), Alastríona (Irish), Alessandra, Alessa, Sandra (Italian), Sandra (Latvian), Sandra (Lithuanian), Aleksandra, Sandra, Sashka (Macedonian), Aleksandra, Ola (Polish), Saundra (Scottish), Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša (Serbian), Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša (Slovene), Oleksandra, Lesya (Ukrainian)
Alexandra Celebrities
Alexandra Daddario - American actress, Alexandra Dahlstrom - actress, Alexandra Hedison - actress, Alexandra Holden - American actress, Alexandra Kamp - actress, Alexandra Leggat - writer, Alexandra Neldel - model, Alexandra Paul - actress, Alexandra Silva - published author, Alexandra Stevenson - tennis player, Alexandra Tydings - actress, Alexandra Stan - singer,
