Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ).

Etymologically Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words ...

, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet Mycenae, MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic languages, Germanic, Romance languages, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken.

Variants

* Alejandra, Alejandrina (diminutive) (Spanish language, Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) (Albanian language, Albanian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Estonian language, Estonian, Latvian language, Latvian, Lithuanian language, Lithuanian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, Polish language, Polish, Russian language, Russian, Serbo-Croatian) * Alessandra (Italian language, Italian) * Alessia (Italian) * Alex (various languages) * Alexa (English language, English, Romanian language, Romanian, Spanish language, Spanish) * Alexandra (English language, English, German language, German, Dutch language, Dutch, French language, French, Swedish language, Swedish, Norwegian language, Norwegian, Danish language, Danish, Icelandic language, Icelandic, Greek language, Greek, Portuguese language, Portuguese, Romanian language, Romanian, Czech language, Czech, Slovak language, Slovak, Hungarian language, Hungarian, Catalan language, Catalan, Spanish language, Spanish, Italian language, Italian, Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Ancient greek language, Ancient Greek, Greek mythology, Greek Mythology) * Alexis (given name), Alexis, English * Aliaksandra (Belarusian language, Belarusian) * Alikhandra /اليخاندرا (Arab language, Egyptian) * Alissandra/Alyssandra (Sicilian language, Sicilian, Greek language, Greek) * Allie (English) * Ally (English) * Alya (Russian) * Ālēkjāndrā / আলেকজান্দ্রা (Bengali language, Bengali) * Αλεξάνδρα (Greek) * Leska (Czech language, Czech) * Lesya (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian) * Lexa (English) * Lexie (English) * Lexine (English) * Lexi (English) * Lexy (English) * Oleksandra (Ukrainian) * Sacha (French language, French) * Sanda (Romanian language, Romanian) * Sandie (English) * Sandra (Danish language, Danish, Dutch language, Dutch, English, Polish, Estonian language, Estonian, Italian, Finnish language, Finnish, German language, German, Icelandic language, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian language, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian language, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene language, Slovene, Swedish) * Sandy (English) * Sascha (German) * Sasha (Russian, Belarusian language, Belarusian, Ukrainian, English, Spanish) * Saskia (Slavic) * Saundra (English, Scots language, Scottish) * Saša (Czech, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak language, Slovak, Slovene) * Saška (Serbian) * Shura (Russian) * Sondra (English) * Szandra (Hungarian language, Hungarian)

People

People whose full name is Alexandra

* Alexandra or Cassandra, a prophetess in Greek mythology * Saint Alexandra, a martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions * Alexandra of Antioch, Alexandra, sister of the Rhetor Calliopius of Antioch * Alexandra (singer) (1942–1969), German singer (stage name; real name Doris Nefedov) * Princess Alexandra (disambiguation), list of princesses named Alexandra.

People with the given name Alexandra

* Alexandra of Denmark (1844–1925), Queen consort of the United Kingdom, Empress consort of India as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII * Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia, formerly Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870–1891) * Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia, formerly Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1921–1993) * Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse), Alexandra Feodorovna (formerly Alix of Hesse), Emperess of Russia, wife of Tsar Nicholas II. * Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 1986), Romanian singer, better known as Inna * Alexandra Ashley Hughes (born 1985), Canadian singer-songwriter * Alexandra Asimaki (born 1988), Greek water polo player * Alexandra Botez (born 1995), American-Canadian chess player and Twitch streamer * Alexandra Boyko (1916–1996), Russian tank commander * Alexandra Breckenridge (born 1982), American actress, model, photographer * Alexandra Brooks (born 1995), English footballer * Alexandra Brushtein (1884–1968), Russian and Soviet writer, playwright, and memoirist * Alexandra Burke (born 1988), British singer * Alexandra W. Busch (born 1975), German Roman archaeologist * Alexandra Caso (born 1987), Dominican Republic volleyball player * Alexandra Chalupa, American pro-Ukrainian activist * Alexandra Chando (born 1986), American actress * Alexandra Charles (born 1946), Swedish "nightclub queen" * Alexandra Daddario (born 1986), American actress * Alexandra Dahlström (born 1984), Swedish actress * Alexandra Dariescu (born 1985), Romanian pianist * Alexandra David-Néel (1868–1969), French explorer and spiritualist * Allie DeBerry (born 1994), American actress and model * Alexandra Dimoglou (born 1981), Greek Paralympic track and field athlete * Alexandra Duel-Hallen, American electrical engineer * Alexandra Dulgheru (born 1989), Romanian tennis player * Alexandra Eade (born 1998), Australian artistic gymnast * Aleksandra von Engelhardt (1754–1838), Russian lady-in-waiting * Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) (1872–1918), Tsarina of Russia, wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia * Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) (1798–1860), Empress consort of Russia * Alexandra Flood (born 1990), Australian operatic soprano * Alexandra Fusai (born 1973), French tennis player * Alexandra Gage, Viscountess Gage (born 1969), British lecturer * (born 1954), Polish journalist and politician * Alexz Johnson (born 1986), Canadian actress * Alexandra Kavadas (born 1983), Greek retired footballer * R. Alexandra Keith (born 1967/1968), American businesswoman * Alex Kingston (born 1963), English actress * Alix Klineman, Alexandra "Alix" Klineman (born 1989), American volleyball player * Alexandra Kollontai (1872–1952), Russian politician * Alexandra Kosteniuk (born 1984), Russian chess grandmaster and Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010. * Ali Krieger (born 1984), American soccer player * Alexandra Kropotkin (1887–1966), Russian-American émigré, writer * Alexandra Maria Lara (born 1978), German actress * Alexandra Lencastre (born 1965), Portuguese actress * Allie Long (born 1987), American soccer player * Kidnapping of Alexandra Măceșanu, Alexandra Măceșanu (2003–2019), Romanian teenage girl and murder victim who was kidnapped in Caracal, Olt County, Romania in 2019 * Alexandra Mardell (born 1993), English actress * Andra (singer), Alexandra Irina Măruță (born 1986), Romanian singer, better known as Andra * Alexandra Martin (born 1968), French politician * Alexandra Mavrokordatou (1605–1684), Greek intellectual * Alex Morgan (born 1989), American soccer player * Alexandra Osborne (born 1995), Australian tennis player * Alexandra Panova (born 1989), Russian tennis player * Alexandra Papageorgiou (born 1980), Greek hammer thrower * Alexandra Park (actress) (born 1989), Australian actress * Alexandra Paschalidou-Moreti (1912-2010), Greek architect * Alexandra Patsavas (born 1968), Greek-American music supervisor * Alexandra Paul (born 1963), American actress * Alexandra Phillips (disambiguation), several people * Alexandra Pringle (born 1952/1953), British publisher * Aly Raisman (born 1994), American gymnast * Alexandra Shiryayeva (born 1983), Russian beach volleyball player * Alexandra Sidorovici (1906–2000), Romanian politician * Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913) Finnish pomologist * Alexandra Sokoloff, American novelist and screenwriter * Alexandra Stan (born 1989), Romanian singer * Alexandra Stevenson (born 1980), American tennis player * Alexandra Tegleva (1894–1955), Russian nursemaid to the children of the Imperial family * Alexandra Tolstaya (1884–1979), daughter of Leo Tolstoy * Alexandra Trusova (born 2004), Russian figure skater * Alexandra Tsiavou (born 1985), Greek rower * Alexandra Tydings (born 1972), American actress * Alexandra Valetta-Ardisson (born 1976), French politician * Alexandra Vinogradova, Russian volleyball player * Alexandra Völker (born 1989), Swedish politician * Alexandra Waterbury, American ballet dancer and model * Aleksandra Wozniak (born 1987), Canadian tennis player * Alexandra Zaretsky (born 1987), Israeli ice dancer * Aleksandra Andreevna Antonova (1932–2014), Russian, Kildin Sámi teacher, writer, poet, translator * Aleksandra Avramović (born 1982), Serbian volleyball player * Aleksandra Crnčević (born 1987), Serbian volleyball player * Aleksandra Crvendakić (born 1996), Serbian basketball player * Aleksandra Cvetićanin (born 1993), Serbian volleyball player * Aleksandra Dimitrova (born 2000), Russian chess master * Aleksandra Dulkiewicz (born 1979), Polish lawyer * Aleksandra Krunić (born 1993), Serbian tennis player * Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (born 2002), Russian chess master * Aleksandra Przegalińska (born 1982), Polish futurist * Aleksandra Ranković (born 1980), Serbian volleyball player * Alexandra Roche, Lady Roche (born 1934), British philanthropist * Alexandra Stepanova (born 1995), Russian ice dancer * Aleksandra Stepanović (born 1994), Serbian volleyball player * Aleksandra Vukajlović (born 1997), Serbian handball player * Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm (born 1949), Polish writer

Fictional characters

* Alexandra Brooks DiMera, a.k.a. Lexie Carver, character in the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Alexandra Dunphy, a.k.a. Alex Dunphy, character in the popular television series ''Modern Family'' * Alexandra Mack, a.k.a. Alex Mack, titular lead character in the popular television series ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' * Alexandra Nuñez, a.k.a. Alex Nuñez, character in the Canadian television drama ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Alexandra the Royal Baby Fairy, character in the British book series ''Rainbow Magic'' * Alexandra Margarita Russo, a.k.a. Alex Russo, character in the Disney Channel television series ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', played by Selena Gomez * Alexandra (Nikita character), Alexandra, ''Nikita'' character * Alexandra Grey, a.k.a. Lexie Grey, character in the ABC medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Alexandra "Alex" Cahill, character in the 1990s television series ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' * Alexandra Borgia, an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order, played by Annie Parisse * Alexandra Cabot, an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Stephanie March * Alexandra Eames, a detective in Law & Order Criminal Intent, played by Kathryn Erbe * Alexandra Garcia, a character in the anime and manga series ''Kuroko's Basketball'' * Aleksandra Billewicz, a character in ''Deluge'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz * Alexandra Vladimirovna Litvyak, a.k.a. Sanya V. Litvyak, a character from the anime/manga franchise ''Strike Witches'' * Aleksandra 'Zarya' Zaryanova, a Russian weightlifter turned soldier in the video game ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'' * Alexandra Vause, a.k.a. Alex Vause, imprisoned drug dealer and love interest to protagonist to Piper Chapman in Netflix's ''Orange Is The New Black'' * Alexandra Danvers, a.k.a. Alex Danvers, Kara Danvers' sister in ''Supergirl'' * Alexandra, the main antagonist in ''Wildwood Chronicles, The Wildwood Chronicles'' * Alexandra Finch, sister of Atticus Finch in the 1960 novel ''To Kill A Mockingbird''

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