Alexandra

Al·ex·an·dra
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US/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/US/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/UK/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/[ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə]

proper noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

OriginAncient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα →
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Meanings

proper nounAlexandra (countable and uncountable, plural Alexandras)

plural Alexandras

  1. countableuncountableA female given name from Ancient Greek.

    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!

    1863, Alfred Tennyson, A Welcome to Alexandra
    1 more example

    '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.'

    2008, Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 588
  2. countableuncountableastronomy54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
  3. countableuncountableA community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA town in Otago, New Zealand.
  5. countableuncountableA town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈλεξάνδρα
  2. EnglishAlexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enemies]”). The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 亞歷山德拉 /亚历山德拉, 哲女星
  • 亞歷山德拉 /亚历山德拉 (Yàlìshāndélā)female given name
  • 哲女星 (Zhénǚxīng)Asteroid
Czech Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
Danish Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
Dutch Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
Estonian Aleksandra
  • Aleksandrafemale given name
Finnish Aleksandra
  • Aleksandrafemale given name
French Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
German Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
Greek Αλεξάνδρα
  • Αλεξάνδρα (Alexándra)female given name
Icelandic Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
Italian Alessandra
  • Alessandrafemale given name
Japanese アレクサンドラ
  • アレクサンドラ (Arekusandora)female given name
Latin Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
Latvian Aleksandra
  • Aleksandrafemale given name
Malay Iskandariah
  • Iskandariahfemale given name
Norwegian Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
Polish Aleksandra
  • Aleksandrafemale given name
Portuguese Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
Romanian Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name
Russian Алекса́ндра
  • Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra)female given name
Spanish Alejandra
  • Alejandrafemale given name
Swedish Alexandra
  • Alexandrafemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Alexandra

SandraAlexondra
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Cite this entry
APA

Alexandra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alexandra

MLA

“Alexandra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alexandra. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alexandra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alexandra.

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