Allegra (; )
is a female given name of
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
origin meaning ''joyful'' (''happy'') or ''lively''.
Baby Names – allegra
/ref> Allegra can refer to:
*Allegra Byron
Clara Allegra Byron (12 January 1817 – 20 April 1822) was the illegitimate daughter of the poet George Gordon, Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont.
Born in Bath, England, she was initially named Alba, meaning "dawn", or "white", by her mother. A ...
(1817–1822), the illegitimate daughter of British Romantic poet George Gordon, Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont, the stepsister of Mary Shelley
* Allegra Collins (born 1972), American attorney, educator and judge
* Allegra Curtis (born 1966), American actress
* Allegra Fuller Snyder, American film director and dance ethnographer; daughter of R. Buckminster Fuller
*Allegra Goodman
Allegra Goodman (born 1967) is an American author based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Goodman wrote and illustrated her first novel at the age of seven.
Biography
Allegra Goodman was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Hawaii. The daughter ...
, American author
*Allegra Huston
Allegra Huston (born 26 August 1964) is a British-American author, editor and writer based in Taos, New Mexico. She is the author of ''Love Child: A Memoir of Family Lost and Found'', the novel ''A Stolen Summer'' (''Say My Name'' in hardback ...
, author
*Allegra Kent
Allegra Kent (born August 11, 1937) is an American ballet dancer, actress, children's book author and columnist.
Life and career
Iris Margo Cohen was born to Jewish parents, Harry Herschel and Shirley (née Weissman) Cohen, and later changed her n ...
, American ballet dancer
* Allegra McEvedy, British chef
* Allegra Versace (born 1986), heiress to the fashion house Versace
*Allegra Spender
Allegra Spender is an Australian politician and businesswoman who is the member of parliament for Wentworth since 2022. She is the third generation of her family to sit in federal parliament, after her grandfather Percy and father John. One of ...
, Australian businesswoman and politician
* Allegra Stratton (born 1980), British journalist
Fictional characters
* Allegra (comics)
* Allegra, the main character on the 1994–1996 Nick Jr. television series ''Allegra's Window
''Allegra's Window'' is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon through its Nick Jr. block from October 24, 1994, to December 8, 1996, with reruns being shown until February 5, 1999; it was later shown on Noggin from F ...
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* Allegra Coleman, fictitious celebrity
* Allegra Geller, fictional character in the 1999 film '' eXistenZ''
* Allegra Zane, fictional character in the 2002 television series '' Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension''
* Allegra Pazzi, fictional character in the 2001 film Hannibal
* Allegra Cole, fictional character in the 2005 film Hitch (film)
''Hitch'' (stylized as ''HitcH'') is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant and starring Will Smith in the title role, along with Eva Mendes, Kevin James, and Amber Valletta. The film, which was written by Kevin Bisch, fea ...
*Allegra Sacrimoni, a fictional character in the HBO series ''The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
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*Allegra Garcia
G'nort
Galactic Golem
The Galactic Golem is a creature created by Lex Luthor in the DC Universe. Within the context of the stories, the Golem is a solar-powered enemy of Superman. Creator Len Wein said that he created the Golem "because I need ...
, a fictional DC Comics character
References
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Italian feminine given names