Alexandrine is actually a diminutive of Alexandra, not an elaboration of it. After all, the name contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diminutives_by_language#French (in English)Also compare other French diminutives in the main database, such as: Alphonsine, Amandine, Angeline, Coline, Francine, Jeannine and Rosine.Lastly, here are some links:- http://prenoms.famili.fr/, Alexandrine,2277,11051.asp (in French; "diminutif affectueux d'Alexandra") - https://www.journaldesfemmes.fr/prenoms/Alexandrine/prenom-520 (in French; "Alexandrine est souvent le diminutif du prénom Alexandra") - http://tonprenom.com/Alexandrine (in French; "Alexandrine est un diminutif du prénom d'origine grecque Alexandra") [noted -ed]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diminutives_by_language#French (in English)
Also compare other French diminutives in the main database, such as: Alphonsine, Amandine, Angeline, Coline, Francine, Jeannine and Rosine.
Lastly, here are some links:
- http://prenoms.famili.fr/, Alexandrine,2277,11051.asp (in French; "diminutif affectueux d'Alexandra")
- https://www.journaldesfemmes.fr/prenoms/Alexandrine/prenom-520 (in French; "Alexandrine est souvent le diminutif du prénom Alexandra")
- http://tonprenom.com/Alexandrine (in French; "Alexandrine est un diminutif du prénom d'origine grecque Alexandra") [noted -ed]