Sandra

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UK/ˈsandɹə/UK/ˈsɑːndɹə/US/ˈsændɹə/

proper noun

A female given name.

CommonScrabble 7

Meanings

proper nounSandra (plural Sandras)

plural Sandras

  1. A female given name.

    A young law student, Sandra Fluke, came before this body, before the Members of Congress, and testified regarding coverage for family planning and contraceptives.

    2012 March 7, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, “Women's Access to Health Care”, in Congressional Record, page H1218
    2 more examples

    "Sandra, that's no name for anybody; that was a name for movie stars around 1948. Nobody's used it since. But the fact is, her name really is Sandra. - - - In the mills towns like Torrington and Bristol, the Italians might very well call a girl Sandra for real. Straight. It's just short for Alessandra. Alexandra. So she has numerous choices - she can be Sandy, a clean-cut WASP, or she can be Renaissance Alessandra, or movie-star Sandra, or old-fashioned Edwardian Alexandra, all on the one name."

    1971, Hugh Hood, The Fruit Man, the Meat Man & the Manager: Stories, Oberon Press, published 1971, page 23

    Judge Merrilee Ehrlich was seen in video of the April 15 court appearance yelling at Sandra Faye Twiggs. The 59-year-old was in court on a simple battery charge after a dispute over a fan at her home in Lauderhill.

    2018 April 23, Chuck Johnston, “Judge not allowed back to court after berating woman who died”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025

Origin

A short form of Alexandra and, less often, of Cassandra.

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Translations

Esperanto Alenjo (for "Alexandra"), Kasanjo (for "Cassandra")
  • Alenjo (for "Alexandra")female given name
  • Kasanjo (for "Cassandra")female given name
French Sandra
  • Sandrafemale given name
German Sandra
  • Sandrafemale given name
Russian Са́ндра
  • Са́ндра (Sándra)female given name

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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