Alexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) +‎ ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander.

The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/, /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/

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• (æ-tensing, rhotic) IPA^(key): [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə]
• (æ-tensing, non-rhotic) IPA^(key): [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə]
• Hyphenation: Al‧ex‧an‧dra
• Rhymes: -ɑ(ː)ndɹə, -ændɹə

Alexandra (countable and uncountable, plural Alexandras)

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1863, Alfred Tennyson, A Welcome to Alexandra:

     Sea-king's daughter from over the sea, / Alexandra! / Saxon and Norman and Dane are we, / But all of us Danes in our welcome of thee, / Alexandra!

   • 2008, Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 588:

     'I had a Christmas card from someone calling herself Alex the year before last,' Daniel said. 'I couldn't think who it was.'
     'Oh, yes, she's changed again,' Alice said. 'I never got used to Alexandra, either. It never occurred to me that Sandra was short for Alexandra - anyway, she's Sandra on her birth certificate.'

2. (astronomy) 54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
3. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
4. A town in Central Otago, New Zealand.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandr.

• IPA^(key): [ˈalɛksandra]

Alexandra f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

Alexandra

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

• Sandra, Sascha

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

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Alexandra f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

• Sandra

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandre.

• IPA^(key): /a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁa/

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Alexandra f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

• Sandra, Sandrine

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Feminine form of Alexander.

• IPA^(key): /alɛˈksandʁa/

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• Hyphenation: Ale‧xan‧dra

Alexandra

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Alexander, equivalent to English Alexandra

• Sandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

Alexandra f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

Alexandra

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

• Sandra

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾɐ
• Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra

Alexandra f (plural Alexandras)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

• Alexandre (masculine form)
• Xana (pet form)

• Александра (Alexandra) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

• IPA^(key): /a.lekˈsan.dra/

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• Rhymes: -andra
• Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra

Alexandra f (genitive/dative Alexandrei, male equivalent Alexandru)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

• IPA^(key): [ˈaleksandra]

Alexandra f (genitive singular Alexandry, nominative plural Alexandry, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

• Xandra
• Sandra
• Saša
• Šura
• Alexa
• Saška
• Šurka

• “Alexandra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

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Alexandra c (genitive Alexandras)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

• Sandra