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ALEXANDRA
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GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: German, Scandinavian, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Spanish, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
OTHER SCRIPTS: Αλεξανδρα (Greek)
PRONOUNCED: ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German), ah-lək-SAHN-drah (Dutch), al-əg-ZAN-drə (English) [key]
Meaning & History
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 Alexandra upon joining the Russian Church.
Related Names
DIMINUTIVES: Alexandrine (German), Alex, Xandra (Dutch), Alexandrine (French), Alex, Alexa, Lexa, Lexi, Lexie, Lexine, Lexy, Sandy, Zandra, Alexandrina, Alexina, Alyx, Sandie (English), Alexandrina (Portuguese), Sanda (Romanian), Szandra (Hungarian), Ale (Spanish) MASCULINE FORMS: Alexander (German), Alexander (Scandinavian), Alexander (Dutch), Alexandre (French), Alexander (English), Alexandros (Greek), Alexandre (Portuguese), Alexandru (Romanian), Alexandr (Czech), Alexander (Slovak), Alexander (Hungarian), Alejandro (Spanish), 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 (Macedonian), Aleksandra, Ola (Polish), Aleksandra, Aleksandrina, Sasha, Shura (Russian), Saundra (Scottish), Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša (Serbian), Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša (Slovene), Sassa (Swedish), Oleksandra, Lesya (Ukrainian) Popularity
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