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View Name: Alexandria


ALEXANDRIA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: al-əg-ZAN-dree-ə   [key]
Meaning & History
Feminine form of ALEXANDER. Alexander the Great founded several cities by this name (or renamed them) as he extended his empire eastward. The most notable of these is Alexandria in Egypt, founded by Alexander in 331 BC.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Alexandra, Alexandrea
DIMINUTIVES: Alex, Alexa, Alexandrina, Alexina, Alyx, Lexa, Lexi, Lexie, Lexine, Lexy, Sandie, Sandy, Zandra
OTHER LANGUAGES: Alexandra (Ancient Greek), Aleksandra, Aleksandrina (Bulgarian), Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša (Croatian), Alexandra (Czech), Alexandra, Alex, Sandra, Xandra (Dutch), Aleksandra (Estonian), Sandra (Finnish), Alexandra, Alexandrie, Alexandrine, Sacha, Sandra, Sandrine (French), Alexandra, Alexandrine, Sandra, Sascha (German), Alexandra (Greek), Alexandra (Greek Mythology), Alexandra, Szandra (Hungarian), Alastríona (Irish), Alessandra, Alessa, Sandra (Italian), Sandra (Latvian), Sandra (Lithuanian), Aleksandra, Sandra (Macedonian), Aleksandra, Ola (Polish), Alexandra, Alexandrina, Sandra (Portuguese), Alexandra, Sanda (Romanian), Aleksandra, Aleksandrina, Sasha, Shura (Russian), Alexandra, Sandra (Scandinavian), Saundra (Scottish), Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša (Serbian), Alexandra (Slovak), Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša (Slovene), Alejandra, Ale, Alexandra (Spanish), Sassa (Swedish), Oleksandra, Lesya (Ukrainian)
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