Allegra

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/əˈlɛɡrə//æˈleɪɡrə/

proper noun

A female given name from Italian.

OriginItalian Allegra →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

proper nounAllegra (plural Allegras)

plural Allegras

  1. rareA female given name from Italian.

    From my study I see in the lamplight, Descending the broad hall stair, Grave Alice, and laughing Allegra, And Edith with golden hair.

    1860, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Children's Hour
  2. A surname from Italian.

Origin

  1. ItalianAllegra
  2. EnglishAllegra

Borrowed from Italian Allegra, from allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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