Alexandra () is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including

Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here ar ...

(, ).

Etymologically Etymology ( ) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become a more rigorously scientific study. ...

, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; 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 In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; ; in Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Oly ...

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 Mycenaean Greek is the earliest attested form of the Greek language. It was spoken on the Greek mainland and Crete in Mycenaean Greece (16th to 12th centuries BC). The language is preserved in inscriptions in Linear B, a script first atteste ...

( or //), written in the

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syllabic script.Tablet MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in

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as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and

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are spoken.

Variants

* Alejandra, Alejandrina (

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) (Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) ( Albanian, Bulgarian,

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian,

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

) * Alessandra (Italian) * Alessia (Italian) *

Alex Alex is a given name. Similar names are Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey or Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Cook (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (disambiguation), multiple people * Al ...

(various languages) * Alexa (English, Romanian, Spanish) * Alexandra (English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic,

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

, Portuguese, Romanian,

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

, Slovak, Hungarian, Catalan, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian,

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) * Alexis (English) * Alexandra, Alexa, Alexis, Sandra, Sandy, Sasha ( Indonesian) * Aliaksandra ( Belarusian) * Alikhandra /اليخاندرا (

Egyptian Arabic Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian, or simply as Masri, is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic variety in Egypt. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family, and originated in the Nile Delta in Lower Egypt. The esti ...

) * Alissandra/Alyssandra ( Sicilian, Greek) * Allie (English) * Ally (English) * Alya (Russian) * Ālēkjāndrā / আলেকজান্দ্রা ( Bengali) * Αλεξάνδρα (Greek) * Leska (Czech) * Lesya (Ukrainian) * Lexa (English) * Lexie (English) * Lexine (English) * Lexi (English) * Lexy (English) * Ola (Polish) * Oleksandra (Ukrainian) * Sacha (French) * Sanda (Romanian) * Sandie (English) * Sandra (Danish, Dutch, English, Polish, Estonian, Italian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Swedish) * Sandy (English) * Sascha (German) * Sasha (Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, English, Spanish) * Saskia (Slavic) * Saundra (English, Lowland Scottish) * Saša (Czech, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovene) * Saška (Serbian) * Shura (Russian) * Sondra (English) * Szandra (Hungarian)

People with the name

Royalty

* Alexandra of Russia (disambiguation), various grand duchesses and

royal consorts A royal consort is a person of either sex who has an official status through an intimate relationship, often through marriage or concubinage, with a monarch. The term ''consort'' was thereafter extended to encompass similar relationships with othe ...

* Empress Alexandra (disambiguation), various empresses **

Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) Alexandra Feodorovna (, born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine; 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918) was the last Empress of Russia as the consort of Tsar Nicholas II from their marriage on until his forced abdication on . A granddaughter of Quee ...

(1872–1918), last empress consort of Russia by marriage to Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. * Princess Alexandra (disambiguation), various princesses * Queen Alexandra (disambiguation), various queens **

Alexandra of Denmark Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was List of British royal consorts, queen-consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 Januar ...

(1844–1925), queen consort of the United Kingdom by marriage to Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom *

Alexandra the Maccabee Alexandra the Maccabee (died ca. 28 BC), part of the Hasmonean dynasty, was an influential politician in Judea. She is most famous for her intense political manoeuvrings and attempted coup against her son-in-law, Herod the Great. She was the daug ...

(63 BCE – 28 BCE), only child of Hyrcanus II, King of Judaea * Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg (1838–1900), eldest child of Duke Constantine Frederick Peter of Oldenburg

Alexandra

* Alexandra of Antioch (), Greek noblewoman and the sister of Calliopius of Antioch * Alexandra of Lithuania (), duchess consort of

Masovia Mazovia or Masovia ( ) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the largest city and Płock being the capital of the region . Throughout the ...

* Alexandra of Rome (), Christian saint and martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions *

Alexandra Aikhenvald Alexandra Yurievna "Sasha" Aikhenvald (''Eichenwald'') is an Australian-Brazilian linguist specialising in linguistic typology and the Arawak language family (including Tariana) of the Brazilian Amazon basin. She is a professorial research fe ...

(born 1957), Russian–Australian linguist * Alexandra Aldridge (born 1994), American ice dancer * Alexandra Allred (born 1965), American author and fitness instructor *

Alexandra Anghel Alexandra Nicoleta Anghel (born 28 June 1997) is a Romanian Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 2022 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 72 kg, 72kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Ch ...

(born 1997), Romanian freestyle wrestler * Alexandra Ansanelli, American ballet dancer * Alexandra Anstrell (born 1974), Swedish politician *

Alexandra Araújo Alexandra Araujo (born 13 July 1972) is a Brazilian-born female water polo centre forward from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. See also * Italy women's Olympic water p ...

(born 1972), Brazilian–born Italian water polo player * Alexandra Arce (born 1977), Ecuadorian engineer and politician * Alexandra Aristoteli (born 1997), Australian rhythmic gymnast * Alexandra Asimaki (born 1988), Greek water polo player * Alexandra Bachzetsis (born 1974), Greek–Swiss choreographer and visual artist * Alexandra Backford (1942–2010), Aleut–American painter * Alexandra Badea (born 1998), Romanian handballer * Alexandra Balashova (1942–1969), Russian ballet dancer and choreographer * Alexandra Barré (born 1958), Hungarian–born Canadian sprint kayaker * Alexandra Barreto (born 1975), American actress * Alexandra Bastedo (1946–2014), English actress * Alexandra Beaton (born ), Canadian actress * Alexandra Bellow (born 1935), Romanian–American mathematician * Alexandra Benado (born 1976), Chilean politician and football player * Alexandra Béres (born 1976), Hungarian bodybuilder and curler * Alexandra Berzon (born 1979), American investigative reporter and journalist * Alexandra Beukes, South African politician *

Alexandra Beverfjord Alexandra Beverfjord (born 2 June 1977) is a Norwegian journalist, crime fiction writer, newspaper editor and media executive. She was editor-in-chief of the newspaper from 2018 to 2023. Biography Beverfjord was born in Trondheim on 2 June 197 ...

(born 1977), Norwegian journalist, crime fiction writer, and newspaper editor * Alexandra Bezeková (born 1992), Slovakian sprinter * Alexandra Boltasseva (born 1978), Russian engineer and physicist * Alexandra Borbély (born 1986), Slovakian–Hungarian actress * Alexandra Botez (born 1995), American–Canadian chess player and Twitch streamer * Alexandra Bounxouei (born 1987), Laotian–Bulgarian actress, model, and singer * Alexandra Boyko (1916–1996), Russian tank commander * Alexandra Bracken (born 1987), American author * Alexandra Bradshaw (1888–1981), Canadian–American art professor and watercolor artist * Alexandra Branitskaya (1754–1838), Russian courtier * Alexandra Braun (born 1983), Venezuelan actress, model, and beauty queen * Alexandra Breckenridge (born 1982), American actress, model, and photographer * Alexandra Brewis Slade (born 1965), New Zealand-American anthropologist * Alexandra Brooks (born 1995), English footballer * Alexandra Bruce (born 1990), Canadian badminton player * Alexandra Brushtein (1884–1968), Russian and Soviet writer, playwright, and memoirist * Alexandra Buch (born 1979), German mixed martial artist * Alexandra Bugailiskis (born 1956), Canadian diplomat * Alexandra Bujdoso (born 1990), Hungarian–German sabre fencer * Alexandra Bunton (born 1993), Australian basketball player * Alexandra Burghardt (born 1994), German bobsledder and sprinter * Alexandra Burke (born 1988), British singer * Alexandra W. Busch (born 1975), German Roman archaeologist * Alexandra Byrne (born 1962), English costume designer * Alexandra Cardenas (born 1976), Colombian composer * Alexandra Carlisle (1886–1936), English actress and suffragist * Alexandra Carpenter (born 1994), American ice hockey player * Alexandra Caso (born 1987), Dominican volleyball player * Alexandra Cassavetes, American actress and filmmaker * Alexandra Castillo (born 1971), Chilean–Canadian actress and dancer * Alexandra Chalupa (born 1976 or 1977), American lawyer and pro–Ukrainian activist * Alexandra Chambon (born 2000), French rugby player * Alexandra Chando (born 1986), American actress * Alexandra Charles (born 1946), Swedish nightclub owner * Alexandra Chasin (born 1961), American experimental writer * Alexandra Chaves (born 2001), Canadian actress and dancer * Alexandra Chekina (born 1993), Russian cyclist * Alexandra Cheron (1983–2011), Dominican–American actress, businesswoman, model, and socialite * Alexandra Chidiac (born 1999), Australian footballer *

Alexandra Chong Alexandra Chong is a Jamaican entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Jacana, a global cannabis company. Jacana cultivates, develops and distributes medical cannabis internationally and in a historic move, it was the first company to export Ja ...

, Jamaican entrepreneur * Alexandra Chreiteh (born 1987), Lebanese author * Alexandra Coletti (born 1983), Monégasque alpine skier * Alexandra Cousteau (born 1976), French environmental activist and filmmaker * Alexandra Cunha (born 1962), Mozambican–born Portuguese marine biologist * Alexandra Cunningham (born 1972 or 1973), American playwright, screenwriter, and television producer * Alexandra Curtis (born 1991), American beauty queen * Alexandra Čvanová (1897–1939), Ukrainian–born Czech operatic soprano * Alexandra Daddario (born 1986), American actress * Alexandra Dahlström (born 1984), Swedish actress * Alexandra Dane (born 1940), South African–born English actress *

Alexandra Danilova Aleksandra Dionisyevna Danilova (''Russian'': Александра Дионисьевна Данилова; November 20, 1903 – July 13, 1997) was a Russian-born prima ballerina, who became an American citizen. In 1989, she was recognized f ...

(1903–1997), Russian ballet dancer * Alexandra Dariescu (born 1985), Romanian pianist * Alexandra Dascalu (born 1991), French volleyball player * Alexandra Daum (born 1986), Austrian alpine skier * Alexandra David-Néel (1868–1969), French explorer and spiritualist * Alexandra Davies (born 1977), English–born Australian actress *

Alexandra de la Mora Alexandra de la Mora (born May 12, 1979) is a Mexican actress. Filmography Film roles file:Alexandra de la Mora. 3-19 Rodaje.jpg, de la Mora in 2006 Television roles References External links

* 1980 births Living people Me ...

(born 1979), Mexican actress * Alexandra Dementieva (born 1960), Russian artist * Alexandra Denisova (1922–2018), Canadian ballet dancer * Alexandra Deshorties (born 1975), French–Canadian operatic soprano * Alexandra Dimoglou (born 1981), Greek Paralympic track and field athlete * Alexandra Dindiligan (born 1997), Romanian handballer * Alexandra DiNovi (born 1989), American actress * Alexandra Dinu (born 1981), Romanian actress and television presenter * Alexandra Diplarou (born 1981), Greek volleyball player * Alexandra Dobolyi (born 1971), Hungarian politician * Alexandra Dowling (born 1990), English actress * Alexandra Duckworth (born 1987), Canadian snowboarder * Alexandra Duel-Hallen, American electrical engineer *

Alexandra Dulgheru Alexandra Dulgheru (; born 30 May 1989) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. On 11 April 2011, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26. Her best ranking in doubles is No. 41, which she reached on 4 July 2011. ...

(born 1989), Romanian tennis player * Alexandra Dunn (born 1967), American lawyer * Alexandra Eade (born 1998), Australian artistic gymnast * Alexandra Eala (born 2005), Filipino tennis player *

Alexandra Elbakyan Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan (, , born 6 November 1988) is a Kazakhstani computer programmer and creator of the website Sci-Hub, which provides free access to research papers without regard for copyright. According to a study published in 2018, S ...

(born 1988), Kazakhstani computer programmer * Alexandra Eldridge (born 1948), American painter * Alexandra Engen (born 1988), Swedish cross country cyclist * Alexandra Eremia (born 1987), Romanian rhythmic gymnast * Alexandra Ermakova (born 1992), Russian rhythmic gymnast * Alexandra Escobar (born 1980), Ecuadorian weightlifter * Alexandra Feigin (born 2002), Bulgarian figure skater * Alexandra Feracci (born 1992), French karateka * Alexandra Finder (born 1977), German actress * Alexandra Fisher (born 1988), Kazakhstani athlete * Alexandra Flood (born 1990), Australian operatic soprano * Alexandra Fomina (born 1975), Ukrainian volleyball player * Alexandra Försterling (born 1999), German amateur golfer * Alexandra Föster (born 2002), German rower * Alexandra Fouace (born 1979), French archer * Alexandra Fuentes (born 1978), Puerto Rican actress and radio host * Alexandra Fusai (born 1973), French tennis player * Alexandra Gage, Viscountess Gage (born 1969), British lecturer * Alexandra Gajda (born 1979), English historian * Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine (1905–2006), Russian noblewoman * Alexandra Gallagher (born 1980), English artist * Alexandra Gardner (born 1967), American composer * Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (born 1982), English–South African artist * Alexandra Goujon (born 1972), French political scientist * Alexandra Gowie (born 1990), South African–born Hungarian–Canadian ice hockey player * Alexandra Grande (born 1990), Peruvian karateka * Alexandra Grant (born 1973), American visual artist * Alexandra Gripenberg (1857–1913), Finnish activist, author, and newspaper publisher * Alexandra Gummer (born 1992), Australian soccer player * Alexandra Hagan (born 1991), Australian rower * Alexandra Hargreaves (born 1980), Australian rugby player * Alexandra Harrison (born 2002), French ice hockey player * Alexandra Hasluck (1908–1993), Australian author and historian * Alexandra Hedison (born 1969), American actress, director, and photographer * Alexandra Heidrich, German canoeist * Alexandra Helbling (born 1993), Sri Lankan–born Swiss Paralympic athlete * Alexandra Heminsley (born 1976), British journalist and writer * Alexandra Henao, Venezuelan cinematographer and director * Alexandra Herbríková (born 1992), Slovakian–Czech ice dancer * Alexandra Hernandez (born 1981), French singer and songwriter * Alexandra Hidalgo, Venezuelan–American documentarian * Alexandra Hildebrandt (born 1959), German human rights activist * Alexandra Mary Hirschi (born 1985), Australian social media personality and vlogger * Alexandra Hoffman (born 1987), American beauty queen * Alexandra Hoffmeyer (born 1988), American ice hockey player * Alexandra Höglund (born 1990), Swedish football player * Alexandra Holden (born 1977), American actress * Alexandra Hollá (born 1994), Slovakian football player * Alexandra van Huffelen (born 1968), Dutch politician * Alexandra Ashley Hughes (born 1985), Canadian singer and songwriter * Alexandra Hulley (born 1997), Australian athlete * Alexandra Hurst (born 1994), Northern Irish soccer player * Alexandra Huynh (born 1994), Australian soccer player * Alexandra Ianculescu (born 1991), Romanian–Canadian speed skater * Alexandra Issayeva (born 1982), Kazakhstani volleyball player * Alexandra Ivanovskaya (born 1989), Russian beauty queen and model *

Alexandra Jackson Alexandra Elizabeth Jackson (born 10 June 1952) is a Manx former competitive swimmer. Swimming career She won a bronze medal in the women's 100-metre freestyle at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. She competed for Great Britain at the ...

(born 1952), Irish–English swimmer *

Alexandra Jiménez Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom ''Los Serrano''. She starred in the TV series ''La pecera de Eva'', broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 201 ...

(born 1980), Spanish actress *

Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir (born 19 March 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF and the Iceland women's national team. Early life Jóhannsdóttir first started playi ...

(born 2000), Icelandic football player * Alexandra Johnes (born 1976), American documentary film producer * Alexandra Joner (born 1990), Norwegian dancer and singer * Alexandra Jupiter (born 1990), French volleyball player * Alexandra Kalinovská (born 1974), Czech modern pentathlete * Alexandra Kamieniecki (born 1996), Polish figure skater *

Alexandra Kamp Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld (born 29 December 1966) is a German model and actress. Biography She was born in Karlsruhe to Peter Griffin (singer), Peter Kamp and his wife and grew up in Baden-Baden. She visited drama schools in New York, Los Angele ...

(born 1966), German actress and model * Alexandra Kapustina (born 1984), Russian ice hockey player * Alexandra Kasser (born 1967), American attorney and politician * Alexandra Kavadas (born 1983), Greek football player * Alexandra Kehayoglou (born 1981), Argentine textile artist *

Alexandra Kenworthy Alexandra Kenworthy (born April 4, 1932) is an American voice actress. She was married to Marc Snegoff until his death in 1969. Together they had two sons: fellow voice artist Gregory Snegoff, and stuntman Tony Snegoff. English dubbing roles * ...

(born 1932), American voice actress * Alexandra Keresztesi (born 1983), Hungarian–born Argentine sprint canoer *

Alexandra Kerry Alexandra Forbes Kerry (born September 5, 1973) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is a partner at Locomotive Films and co-founder of Fictional Pictures, a film production company based in New York and Los Angeles. She is married to conte ...

(born 1973), American filmmaker * Alexandra Killewald (born 1983), American sociology professor * Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva (born 2002), Australian Olympic rhythmic gymnast * Alexandra Kim (1885–1918), Russian–Korean revolutionary political activist * Alexandra Kleeman (born 1986), American writer * Alexandra Kluge (1937–2017), German actress * Alexandra Koefoed (born 1978), Norwegian sailor * Alexandra Kolesnichenko (born 1992), Uzbekistani tennis player * Alexandra Kollontai (1872–1952), Russian politician * Alexandra Konofalskaya (born 1986), Belarusian sand animation artist * Alexandra Korelova (born 1977), Russian equestrian * Alexandra Korolkova (born 1984), Russian typeface designer * Alexandra Kosinski (born 1989), American long-distance runner *

Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian and Swiss chess grandmaster who was the Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010 and Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021. She was European women's champion ...

(born 1984), Russian chess grandmaster * Alexandra Kotur, American fashion journalist * Alexandra Kropotkin (1887–1966), Russian–American writer * Alexandra Krosney, American actress * Alexandra Kunová (born 1992), Slovakian figure skater * Alexandra Kutas (born 1993), Ukrainian model * Alexandra Lacrabère (born 1987), French handballer * Alexandra Lamy (born 1971), French actress * Alexandra Langley (born 1992), English badminton player * Alexandra Lapierre, French author * Alexandra Maria Lara (born 1978), Romanian–German actress * Alexandra Larochelle (born 1993), Canadian writer * Alexandra Larsson (born 1986), Swedish–Argentine model * Alexandra Lazarowich, Cree–Canadian director and producer * Alexandra Lebenthal (born 1964), American businesswoman *

Alexandra Leclère Alexandra Leclère is a French film director. She is also a screenwriter and dialogue (fiction), dialogue writer. Her short film, ''Bouche à bouche'', won two jury prizes, at the Cinéma au Parfum de Grasse Festival in 2003 and at the Internationa ...

, French director and screenwriter * Alexandra Lehti (born 1996), Finnish singer, known as Lxandra * Alexandra Leitão (born 1973), Portuguese law professor and politician * Alexandra Lemoine (born 1928), French artistic gymnast * Alexandra Lencastre (born 1965), Portuguese actress * Alexandra Lethbridge (born 1987), Hong Kong–born English photographer * Alexandra Levit (born 1976), American writer * Alexandra Lisney (born 1987), Australian cyclist and rower * Alexandra London (born 1973), French actress * Alexandra Longová (born 1994), Slovakian archer * Alexandra López (born 1989), Spanish soccer player * Alexandra Louis (born 1983), French lawyer and politician * Alexandra Lúgaro (born 1981), Puerto Rican attorney, businesswoman, and politician * Alexandra Lukin (born 1998), New Zealand field hockey player * Alexandra Lunca (born 1995), Romanian soccer player * Alexandra Lydon, American actress * Alexandra Măceșanu (2003–2019), Romanian murder victim * Alexandra Makovskaya (1837–1915), Russian landscape painter * Alexandra Manly (born 1998), Australian cyclist * Alexandra Mařasová (born 1965), Czech alpine skier * Alexandra Mardell (born 1993), English actress * Alexandra Marinescu (born 1982), Romanian artistic gymnast * Alexandra Marinina (born 1957), Russian writer * Alexandra Martin (born 1968), French politician * Alexandra Marzo (born 1968), Brazilian actress and screenwriter * Alexandra Mavrokordatou (1605–1684), Greek intellectual * Alexandra Mazur (born 1986), Russian beauty queen * Alexandra Meissnitzer (born 1973), Austrian alpine ski racer * Alexandra Mendès (born 1963), Canadian politician *

Alexandra Merkulova Alexandra Sergeyevna Merkulova (; born 25 November 1995) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2010 Youth Olympic Games champion and the 2012 European all-around silver medalist. Personal life Merkulova is the middle c ...

(born 1995), Russian rhythmic gymnast * Alexandra Micu, Romanian fashion model * Alexandra Miller (born 1973), American businesswoman and politician * Alexandra Milton (born 1967), French artist and illustrator * Alexandra Mîrca (born 1993), Moldovan archer * Alexandra Mitroshina (born 1994), Russian journalist * Alexandra Mitsotaki (born 1956), Greek activist and entrepreneur * Alexandra Moreno (born 2000), Spanish racing cyclist * Alexandra Morgenrood (born 1940), Zimbabwean diver * Alexandra Morrison, Canadian photographer *

Alexandra Morton Alexandra Bryant Hubbard Morton (born 13 July 1957) is an American and Canadian marine biologist best known for her 30-year study of wild killer whales in the Broughton Archipelago in British Columbia. Since the 1990s, her work has shifted towar ...

(born 1957), American conservation activist and marine biologist * Alexandra Mousavizadeh (born 1970), Danish economist * Alexandra Mueller (born 1988), American tennis player * Alexandra Muñoz (born 1992), Peruvian volleyball player * Alexandra Munteanu (born 1980), Romanian alpine skier * Alexandra Najarro (born 1993), Canadian figure skater *

Alexandra Nancarrow Alexandra Nancarrow (born 1 September 1993 in Canberra) is an Australian former tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two ...

(born 1993), Australian tennis player * Alexandra Ndolo (born 1986), German–born Kenyan épée fencer * Alexandra Nechita (born 1985), Romanian–American cubist painter and philanthropist * Alexandra Nekvapilová (1919–2014), Czech alpine skier *

Alexandra Neldel Alexandra Monika Neldel (born 11 February 1976) is a German actress from Berlin. Career Neldel worked as a dental assistant before she was discovered by the boss of a Berlin casting agency during a polo competition. He helped her audition f ...

(born 1976), German actress * Alexandra Nemich (born 1995), Kazakhstani synchronized swimmer * Alexandra Nereïev (born 1976), French painter and sculptor * Alexandra Nessmar (born 1994), Swedish racing cyclist * Alexandra Newton, South African pharmacology professor * Alexandra Niepel (born 1970), British tennis player * Alexandra Nikiforova (born 1993), Russian actress * Alexandra Obolentseva (born 2001), Russian chess player * Alexandra Ocles (born 1979), Ecuadorian educator and politician * Alexandra Oliver (born 1970), Canadian poet * Alexandra Olsson (born 1998), Finnish handballer * Alexandra Opachanova (born 1989), Kazakh rower * Alexandra Oquendo (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player * Alexandra Ordolis (born 1986), Greek–Canadian actress * Alexandra Osborne (born 1995), Australian tennis player *

Alexandra Panova Alexandra Alexandrovna Panova (; born 2 March 1989) is a Russian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of world No. 30 achieved on 28 October 2024. She peaked at No. 71 in singles on 3 ...

(born 1989), Russian tennis player * Alexandra Papageorgiou (born 1980), Greek hammer thrower * Alexandra Park (born 1989), Australian actress *

Alexandra Parks Alexandra Rebecca Parks (born 26 July 1984) is a retired English singer-songwriter. In 2003 Parks won the second series of the BBC Television programme '' Fame Academy'' immediately followed by the release of her first album entitled '' Introdu ...

(born 1984), English singer-songwriter * Alexandra Pascalidou (born 1970), Greek–Swedish author and columnist * Alexandra Paschalidou-Moreti (1912–2010), Greek architect * Alexandra Patsavas (born 1968), Greek–American music supervisor * Alexandra Pelosi (born 1970), American documentarian and journalist * Alexandra Penney, American artist, author, and journalist * Alexandra Perper (born 1991), Moldovan tennis player * Alexandra Petkovski, Canadian composer * Alexandra Petrova (1980–2000), Russian beauty queen and model * Alexandra Picatto (born 1983), American accountant and child actress * Alexandra Pierce (1934–2021), American composer and pianist * Alexandra Piscupescu (born 1994), Romanian rhythmic gymnast * Alexandra Podkolzina (born 1985), Russian–American tennis player * Alexandra Podryadova (born 1989), Kazakhstani judoka * Alexandra Polivanchuk (born 1990), Swedish deaf swimmer * Alexandra Pomales (born 1995), American actress * Alexandra Popp (born 1991), German soccer player *

Alexandra Potter Alexandra Potter (born in 1970) is a British author of romantic comedies. Biography Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, Potter was educated at Liverpool University, where she received an honours degree in English Literature and Film Stu ...

(born 1970), English author * Alexandra Poulovassilis, Greek–English computer scientist * Alexandra Powers, American actress * Alexandra Pringle (born 1953), British publisher * Alexandra Quinn (born 1973), Canadian pornographic actress * Alexandra Radius (born 1942), Dutch ballet dancer * Alexandra Raeva (born 1992), Russian curler * Alexandra Raffé (born 1955), Canadian film and television producer * Alexandra Ramniceanu (born 1976), French film producer and screenwriter * Alexandra Rapaport (born 1971), Swedish actress * Alexandra Razarenova (born 1990), Russian triathlete * Alexandra Recchia (born 1988), French karateka * Alexandra Reid (born 1989), American rapper and singer * Alexandra Rexová (born 2005), Slovakian blind alpine skier * Alexandra Richards (born 1986), American artist and model * Alexandra Richter (born 1967), Brazilian actress * Alexandra Rickham (born 1981), Jamaican–born English Paralympic sailor * Alexandra Ridout (born 1998), English jazz trumpeter * Alexandra Ripley (1934–2004), American writer *

Alexandra Roach Alexandra Elizabeth Roach (born 20 August 1987) is a Welsh actress best known for her roles as Becky in ''Utopia'' and DS Joy Freers in '' No Offence''. She has also made appearances in series including '' Being Human'', ''Inside No. 9'', '' Bl ...

(born 1987), Welsh actress * Alexandra Robbins, American author, journalist, and lecturer * Alexandra Roche, Lady Roche (born 1934), British philanthropist * Alexandra Rochelle (born 1983), French volleyball player * Alexandra Rodionova (born 1984), Russian bobsledder * Alexandra Rojas (born 1995), American activist and political commentator * Alexandra Rosenfeld (born 1986), French beauty queen and model *

Alexandra Rotan Alexandra Rotan (born 29 June 1996) is a Norwegian singer. Rotan began her career as a child singer, becoming a superfinalist in Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010 with the song "Det vi vil". She later joined the supergroup KEiiNO in 2018, and as ...

(born 1996), Norwegian singer and songwriter * Alexandra Rout (born 1993), New Zealand figure skater * Alexandra Rozenman (born 1971), Russian–born American graphic designer, illustrator, and painter * Alexandra Rutherford, Canadian psychology professor * Alexandra Rutlidge (born 1988), English water polo player * Alexandra Saduakassova (born 2002), Kazakh sport shooter * Alexandra Sahlen (born 1982), American soccer player * Alexandra Salmela (born 1980), Slovakian author * Alexandra Salvador (born 1995), Canadian–born Ecuadorian soccer player * Alexandra Savior (born 1995), American singer and songwriter * Alexandra Schepisi, Australian actress * Alexandra Schörghuber (born 1958), German entrepreneur * Alexandra Seceleanu, Romanian mathematician *

Alexandra Sharp Alexandra Jane Sharp (born 4 February 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player. Early life and career Sharp was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and attended Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg, Our Lady of Mercy College. Sharp atte ...

(born 1997), Australian basketball player * Alexandra Shevchenko (born 1988), Ukrainian radical feminist activist * Alexandra Shimo, Canadian writer *

Alexandra Shipp Alexandra Shipp (born July 16, 1991) is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film '' Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B'' (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the film ''Straight Ou ...

, American actress and singer * Alexandra Shiryayeva (born 1983), Russian beach volleyball player * Alexandra Shiva, American documentarian * Alexandra Shulman (born 1957), English journalist * Alexandra Sicoe (1932–2019), Romanian sprinter * Alexandra Sidorovici (1906–2000), Romanian politician * Alexandra Silber, American actress, educator, singer, and writer * Alexandra Silk (born 1963), American pornographic actress * Alexandra Silocea (born 1984), Romanian–born French pianist * Alexandra Silva (born 1984), Portuguese computer scientist * Alexandra Slade, American actress * Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913) Finnish pomologist * Alexandra Sobo (born 1987), Romanian volleyball player * Alexandra Socha (born 1990), American actress * Alexandra Sokoloff, American novelist and screenwriter * Alexandra Soler (born 1983), French artistic gymnast * Alexandra Solnado, Portuguese writer * Alexandra Sorina (1899–1973), Belarusian actress * Alexandra Soumm (born 1989), Russian–born French violinist * Alexandra Sourla (born 1973), Greek equestrian * Alexandra Stan (born 1989), Romanian singer * Alexandra Stepanova (born 1995), Russian ice dancer * Alexandra Stevenson (born 1980), American tennis player * Alexandra Stewart (born 1939), Canadian actress * Alexandra Stréliski (born 1985), Canadian composer and pianist * Alexandra Styron, American author and professor * Alexandra Subțirică (born 1987), Romanian handballer * Alexandra Suda (born 1981), Canadian art historian * Alexandra Takounda (born 2000), Cameroonian soccer player * Alexandra Talomaa (born 1975), Swedish songwriter * Alexandra Tavernier (born 1993), French hammer thrower * Alexandra Techet, American marine engineer * Alexandra Tegleva (1894–1955), Russian nursemaid * Alexandra Tessier (born 1993), Canadian rugby player * Alexandra Thein (born 1963), German politician * Alexandra Tilley (born 1993), Scottish alpine ski racer * Alexandra Timoshenko (born 1972), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast * Alexandra Tolstaya (1884–1979), Russian secretary and the youngest daughter of

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Tolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; ,Throughout Tolstoy's whole life, his name was written as using Reforms of Russian orthography#The post-revolution re ...

* Alexandra Touretski (born 1994), Swiss freestyle swimmer * Alexandra Trică (born 1985), Romanian volleyball player * Alexandra Trofimov (born 1999), Romanian soccer player * Alexandra Trusova (born 2004), Russian figure skater * Alexandra Truwit (born 2000), American Paralympic swimmer * Alexandra Tsiavou (born 1985), Greek rower * Alexandra Tüchi (born 1983), Austrian bobsledder * Alexandra Tydings (born 1972), American actress * Alexandra Udženija (born 1975), Serbian–Czech politician * Alexandra Vafina (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player * Alexandra Valetta-Ardisson (born 1976), French politician * Alexandra Vandernoot (born 1965), Belgian actress * Alexandra Vasilieva (born 1995), Russian figure skater * Alexandra Vela, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician * Alexandra Verbeek (born 1973), Dutch sailor * Alexandra Viney (born 1992), Australian Paralympic rower * Alexandra Vinogradova (born 1988), Russian volleyball player *

Alexandra Völker Sofia Alexandra Völker (born 1989) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Stockholm County since September 2014. Völker is the daughter of en ...

(born 1989), Swedish politician * Alexandra von der Weth (born 1968), German operatic soprano * Alexandra von Dyhrn (1873–1945), German author and genealogist * Alexandra von Fürstenberg (born 1972), Hong Kong–born American entrepreneur, heiress, and socialite * Alexandra Voronin (1905–1993), Russian wife of

Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (; ; 18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, Nazi collaborator who Quisling regime, headed the government of N ...

* Alexandra Vydrina (1988–2021), Russian linguist * Alexandra Wager (born ), American child actress and the daughter of Michael Wager * Alexandra Wallace (born 1975 or 1976), American news media executive * Alexandra Walsham (born 1966), English–Australian historian * Alexandra Waluszewski (born 1956), Swedish professor and organizational theorist *

Alexandra Waterbury Alexandra Waterbury is an American ballet dancer and fashion model. In September 2018 she began a lawsuit against her former boyfriend and his employer—principal dancer Chase Finlay and New York City Ballet—and several other parties, alleging ...

, American ballet dancer and model * Alexandra Wedgwood (born 1938), English architectural historian * Alexandra Wejchert (1921–1995), Polish–Irish sculptor * Alexandra Wenk (born 1995), German swimmer * Alexandra Wescourt (born 1975), English actress * Alexandra Wester (born 1994), Gambian–born German long jumper * Alexandra Williams, American rugby player * Alexandra Wong (born 1956), Hong Kong activist * Alexandra Worden (born 1970), American genome scientist and microbial ecologist * Alexandra Worisch (born 1965), Austrian synchronized swimmer * Alexandra Zabelina (1937–2022), Soviet fencer * Alexandra Zaharias (born 1929), American ballet teacher * Alexandra Zapruder (born 1969), American author and editor *

Alexandra Zaretsky Alexandra "Sasha" Zaretsky (, , , ) (born December 23, 1987) is an Israeli retired ice dancer. With her brother Roman Zaretsky, she is the 2009 Skate America bronze medalist, 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, a three-time Nebelhorn Trophy me ...

(born 1987), Israeli ice dancer * Alexandra Zarini (born 1985), Italian–American daughter of Patricia Gucci *

Alexandra Zazzi Maria Alexandra Paula Louise Jademyr Zazzi (born 7 June 1966) is a Swedish chef, journalist and television host. Career Zazzi was in Rapallo, Italy. In 1998, Zazzi gained fame after winning reality show ''Expedition Robinson 1998'' also known as ...

(born 1966), Italian–born Swedish chef, journalist, and television presenter * Alexandra Zertsalova (born 1982), Kyrgyz swimmer * Alexandra Zhukovskaya (1842–1899), Russian–German lady-in-waiting * Alexandra Zimmermann, English conservation scientist * Alexandra Zvorigina (born 1991), Russian ice dancer

Aleksandra

* Aleksandra Antonova, various people * 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 Aleksandra Maria Dulkiewicz (; born 10 July 1979) is a Polish lawyer and politician serving as the city mayor of Gdańsk since 11 March 2019. Life and career In 1994, she graduated froThe Primary School No. 50named after Emilia Plater in Gdań ...

(born 1979), Polish lawyer * Aleksandra Fedoriva (born 1988), Russian athlete * Aleksandra Izmailovich (1878–1941), Belarusian revolutionary * Aleksandra Klepaczka (born 2000), Polish beauty pageant titleholder * Aleksandra Adamovna Kolemina-Bacheracht (1854–1941), Polish novelist * Aleksandra Krunić (born 1993), Serbian tennis player * Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (born 2002), Russian chess master * Aleksandra Melnichenko (born 1977), Serbian billionaire, former singer, and model who is the wife of the Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko * Aleksandra Perišić (born 2002), Serbian taekwondo practitioner * Aleksandra Prijović (born 1995), Serbian pop-folk singer * Aleksandra Przegalińska (born 1982), Polish futurist * Aleksandra Ranković (born 1980), Serbian volleyball player * Aleksandra Shchekoldina (born 2002), retired Russian gymnast * Aleksandra Stepanović (born 1994), Serbian volleyball player * Aleksandra Vukajlović (born 1997), Serbian handball player *

Aleksandra Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak (; born September 7, 1987) is a Canadian former tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005, and achieved a career-best ranking of No. 21 in June 2009, making her the fifth highest-ranked Canadian singles player of ...

(born 1987), Canadian tennis player * Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm (born 1949), Polish writer

Fictional characters

* Princess Alexandra, a character in ''The Swan'', played by

Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982), also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. ...

* Alexandra, a character from the game '' Mystic Defender'' *

Alexandra Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; ...

, ''Nikita'' character * Alexandra, the main antagonist in '' The Wildwood Chronicles'' * Alexandra the Royal Baby Fairy, character in the British book series '' Rainbow Magic'' * Alexandra "Alex" Bailey, a main character in Chris Colfer's '' The Land of Stories'' * Alexandra Borgia, an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order, played by Annie Parisse * Alexandra Brooks DiMera, a.k.a.

Lexie Carver Lexie Carver is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera, ''Days of Our Lives'', created by head writer Leah Laiman. The role has been played most notably by actress Renée Jones, who appeared in the role from 1993 until departing in 2012. She i ...

, character in the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Alexandra Cabot, an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Stephanie March * Alexandra "Alex" Cahill, character in the 1990s television series ''

Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action fiction, action Crime drama, crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both the film and the series starring Chuck Norr ...

'' * Alexandra Cross, a.k.a. Lexy Cross, a character in the USA/Syfy TV series, '' Chucky'', based on the ''Child's Play'' media franchise * Alexandra Danvers, a.k.a. Alex Danvers, Kara Danvers' sister in ''Supergirl'' * Alexandra Dunphy, a.k.a. Alex Dunphy, character in the popular television series ''Modern Family'' * Alexandra Eames, a detective in Law & Order Criminal Intent, played by Kathryn Erbe * Alexandra Finch, sister of Atticus Finch in the 1960 novel ''

To Kill A Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' ...

'' * Alexandra Garcia, a character in the anime and manga series '' Kuroko's Basketball'' * Alexandra Grey, a.k.a. Lexie Grey, character in the ABC medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Alexandra Vladimirovna Litvyak, a.k.a. Sanya V. Litvyak, a character from the anime/manga franchise ''Strike Witches'' * Alexandra Mack, a.k.a. Alex Mack, titular lead character in the popular television series ''

The Secret World of Alex Mack ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' is an American science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994, to January 15, 1998. The series was co-created by Ken Lipman and Thomas W. Lynch and was produced by Lynch Entertain ...

'' * Alexandra Nuñez, a.k.a. Alex Nuñez, character in the Canadian television drama '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Alexandra Margarita Russo, a.k.a. Alex Russo, character in the Disney Channel television series ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', played by Selena Gomez * 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 ''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Pr ...

'' * Aleksandra Billewicz, a character in ''Deluge'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz * Aleksandra 'Zarya' Zaryanova, a Russian weightlifter turned soldier in the video game ''

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' (abbreviated as OW) is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'' was released in 2016 with a success ...

'' * Alexandra "Lex" Foster, the main protagonist of '' Team StarKids Black Friday (musical)

References

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