What does Sandra mean?

Sandra means "defender of men; shining"

How do we pronounce Sandra?

Sandra \san-dra, sa-nd-ra\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Sandra is pronounced in Dutch and Italian as SAANDRaa, in English as SAENDRah, or in German as ZAANDRaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Sandra: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; 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)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"

What is the origin of Sandra?

Sandra is mainly used in English, Estonian, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, and it is of Old Greek origin. Sandra is a contracted form of the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish name Alexandra name variations in the English, Estonian, French, German, Italian, and Spanish languages. Sandra is also a contracted form of the English and German name Cassandra name popularity in the English language. Sandra is also a variant form of the English, German, and Greek name nicknames for Kassandra in the English language. Variants of the name consist of the German, Italian, and Spanish pet form name Sandrina meaning and the English pet form Sandy definition. See also the related form, the English Cindra pronounciation. Sandra is a classic favorite. At present it is still fairly popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use in the past. The name increased in popularity from the 1910s up to the 1940s. Its usage peaked in 1946 with 1.965% of baby girls being named Sandra. Its ranking then was #6. The baby name has since experienced a substantial decline in frequency. In 2010, its usage was only 0.029% and its ranking #517. Among the group of girl names directly related to Sandra, Alexandra definition was the most frequently used. In 2010, its use outnumbered Sandra's by 7 times. The name Sandra has predominantly been a baby girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the past century. In 1964, 259 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Sandra.

The following famous people share the name Sandra:

  • Actress Sandra Bullock, born 26 July 1964, Arlington, Virginia
  • Actress Sandra Dee, born Alexandria Zuck, 23 April 1944 - 20 February 2005, Bayonne, New Jersey
  • Jurist Sandra Day O'Connor, born 26 March 1930, El Paso, Texas.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Sandra:

the name Sandera meaning and origin, the Slavic Sander name popularity, the name Sanndra name popularity, the English Saundra name, the name Semadar meaning, the English name Shandra, the name Shaundra meaning of name, the English what does the name Shondra mean, the name Sintra meaning and origin, the English, Italian, and Spanish Sondra definition, the English Cindra meaning of name, the name Cintra name, the name name Cyndra, the English, French, and Spanish name Xandra origin, the English, Italian, and Spanish Zandra meaning of name, the name meaning of Zohndra, the Spanish name Zondra, the name Semadarr name, the name what does the name Semadarre mean, and the name Sen meaning.

The baby name Sandra fun facts:

The name Sandra in reverse order is "Ardnas".

The numerological value of the name Sandra is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Sandra?

Sandra is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.02%
20130.02%
20120.02%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames