Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈsɔːn.dɹə/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Variant of Sandra. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by a character in Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy (1925) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1931).

Related Names

VariantsSandra, Saundra
DiminutivesSandie, Sandy
Other Languages & CulturesAlexandra(Ancient Greek) Aliaksandra, Alesya(Belarusian) Aleksandra, Aleksandrina, Asya, Sashka(Bulgarian) Alexandra(Catalan) Aleksandra, Sandra, Sanda, Saša(Croatian) Alexandra, Sandra(Czech) Alexandra, Sandra(Danish) Alexandra, Sandra, Alex, Xandra(Dutch) Aleksandra(Estonian) Aleksandra(Finnish) Alexandra, Sandra, Alexandrie, Alexandrine, Sandrine(French) Aleksandra(Georgian) Alexandra, Sandra, Alexa(German) Alexandra, Aleka(Greek) Alexandra(Greek Mythology) Alexandra, Alexa, Szandra(Hungarian) Alexandra, Sandra(Icelandic) Alastríona(Irish) Alessandra, Sandra, Alessa(Italian) Aleksandra, Sandra, Sanda, Santa(Latvian) Aleksandra, Sandra(Lithuanian) Aleksandra, Sandra, Sashka, Saška(Macedonian) Alexandra, Sandra(Norwegian) Aleksandra, Sandra, Ola(Polish) Alexandra, Alexandrina, Sandra(Portuguese) Alexandra, Alexandrina, Sandra, Andra, Sanda(Romanian) Aleksandra, Alexandra, Aleks, Aleksandrina, Alesya, Alya, Asya, Sanya, Sasha, Shura(Russian) Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša(Serbian) Alexandra(Slovak) Aleksandra, Sandra, Alja, Saša, Saška(Slovene) Alejandra, Sandra, Ale(Spanish) Alexandra, Sandra, Sassa(Swedish) Aleksandra, Alexandra, Oleksandra, Aleks, Lesya, Olesya, Sasha(Ukrainian)

Popularity

People think this name is

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Entry updated June 9, 2023