What does Alexandra mean?

Alexandra means "defender of men"

How do we pronounce Alexandra?

Alexandra \a-le-xan-dra, al-exand-ra\ is a female's name. It consists of 9 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby girl name Alexandra is also used as a name boy name origin, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced in Dutch as aaLahKSAANDRaa, in English as aeLahGZAENDRah, or in German as aaLehKSAANDRaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Alexandra: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Alexandra?

Alexandra's language of origin is Old Greek. It is used predominantly in Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish. The name Alexandra means 'defender of men'. Derived from alexein which means 'to ward off, to defend' ; aner which means 'man'. The name was borne in Greek mythology as an epithet by the goddess Hera. It was also borne by Alix of Hesse, the wife of Nicholas II the last Tsar of Russia; she was given the name Alexandra after being received into the Russian Church. The name was first popularized in the late 19th century by Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), the Danish princess who married King Edward VII of England. The form Alexandrina was popular in the 19th century as well, as it was Queen Victoria's (1819-1901) first name. Other members of royalty with the name have comprised Empress Alexandra of Russia (1872-1918) and the cousin of Elizabeth II, Princess Alexandra (1936-). Alexandra is the feminine form of the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander name. The name Alexandra is widely used; it has 159 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. 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Other English forms comprise the shortenings what does the name Alex mean, short names for Alexa (also used in German, Hungarian, and Spanish), Alexis name (also used in German, and Spanish), nicknames for Alix (also used in Greek), nicknames for Lexandra, name Sandra origin (also used in Estonian, French, German, Italian, and Spanish), meaning of Sondra (also used in Italian, and Spanish), Xandra name (also used in French, and Spanish), and meaning of Zandra (also used in Italian, and Spanish), the diminutives meaning of Alexea, Alexena pronounciation (also used in Spanish), Alexene pronounciation, Alexi pronounciation, meaning of Alexia (also used in German, and Spanish), Alexie name variations, Alexina pronounciation (also used in Scottish, and Spanish), name Alexine meaning (also used in French, and Greek), short names for Ali (also used in Spanish), short names for Alie (also used in Dutch), Aljexi name popularity, Ally meaning of name, nicknames for Dzana, Lexa name (also used in Czech and ), nicknames for Lexi (also used in Spanish), Lexia name variations, name Lexie origin, nicknames for Lexy (also used in Scottish), short names for Sanda (also used in Spanish), Sandee name, Sandi meaning and origin (also used in Spanish), name Sandie meaning, and baby name Sandy, and the spelling variant baby name Alyxandra. Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Polish Ala meaning of name, the Spanish Alajandra name popularity, the Spanish baby name Alandra, the Spanish baby name Alandria, the Scottish and Spanish nicknames for Alastrina, the Spanish name Alastriona meaning, the Spanish name Alejandra, the Spanish meaning of Alejandrina, the Greek and Spanish nicknames for Aleka, the Hawaiian Alekanederina pronounciation, the Slavic name Alekko meaning, the Russian meaning of Aleks, the Polish, Russian, and Slavic meaning of Aleksandra, the Russian nicknames for Aleksasha, the Russian and Slavic Aleksey name variations, the Slavic Aleksi meaning and origin, the Russian short names for Alena, the Czech name Ales origin, the Russian name Alesha meaning, the Polish short names for Aleska, the Italian Alessa name variations, the Spanish name Alessandrina origin, the Italian and Spanish Alessia name popularity, the Scottish Alesta meaning of name, the French, German, and Spanish name Alexandrina origin, the Greek Alexiou pronounciation, the French and German nicknames for Alexius, the Spanish Alista meaning of name, the Polish name Alka, the Spanish Alla name popularity, the Spanish meaning of Alonda, the Spanish Alondra meaning of name, the Russian what does the name Alya mean, the Spanish name Anda, the Spanish what does the name Drina mean, the Hungarian what does the name Elek mean, the Spanish name Elena meaning, the Hungarian meaning of Eli, the Scottish Kina meaning of name, the Gaelic name Leagsaidh meaning, the Russian short names for Lelya, the Czech Leska definition, the Spanish Lesy name variations, the Russian Lesya meaning and origin, the Polish Ola definition, the Polish Olesia meaning, the Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian name Olesja origin, the Russian name Oleska, the Russian name Olesya, the Greek what does the name Olexia mean, the Slavic short names for Sander, the German, Italian, and Spanish Sandrina name variations, the French Sandrine name, the Russian Sasa meaning, the Russian name Shurka, the Greek Xan name variations, and the Spanish baby name Zondra. Specific foreign forms comprise the shortening nicknames for Xandrine (French), and the diminutives name Ritsa (Greek), Sanja definition (German and Russian), Sannie name popularity (Dutch and German), Sanya name (Russian), meaning of Sasha (Russian and Spanish), Shura meaning (Russian), and Sinisa name variations (Slavic). Alexandra is a popular baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked in 1993 with 0.542% of baby girls being named Alexandra. It had a ranking of #28 then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #64 with a usage of 0.205%, however it was nevertheless the 3rd most popular after Alexis name popularity and short names for Alexa, among all girl names in its family. The name was twice as popular as Alexandra in 2010. In the last century Alexandra has mainly been a baby girl name.

The following famous people share the name Alexandra:

  • Actress Alexandra Paul, born 29 July 1963, New York, New York
  • Chess Player Alexandra Kosteniuk, born 23 April 1984, Perm, Russia
  • Figure Skater Sasha Cohen, born Alexandra Pauline Cohen 26 October 1984, Westwood, California
  • Political Relative Alexandra Kerry, born 5 September 1973.

List of baby names that sound like Alexandra:

the Polish, Russian, and Slavic Aleksandra meaning of name, the Spanish nicknames for Alajandra, the name Alecsandra definition, the name Aleczandra definition, the name short names for Alesandra, the English, Italian, and Spanish Alessandra meaning of name, the English and French what does the name Alexandrie mean, the name Alexsandra definition, the name meaning of Alexzandra, the name name Alissandra meaning, the name Alissandre pronounciation, the name meaning of Allessandra, the name name Alysandra meaning, the name name Alyssandra origin, the English Alyxandra meaning and origin, the name Alecsandria name popularity, the name Aleczandria name variations, the name Alessandria name, the name baby name Alexandre, and the English Alexandrea meaning.

The baby name Alexandra fun facts:

The name Alexandra in reverse order is "Ardnaxela".

The numerological value of the name Alexandra is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Alexandra?

Alexandra is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.19%
20130.20%
20120.20%
20110.21%
20100.23%
20090.23%
20080.24%
20070.28%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames