What does Alexandria mean?

Alexandria means "defender of men"

How do we pronounce Alexandria?

Alexandria \a-le-xan-dria, al-exandr-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 10 letters and 5 syllables.

The baby girl name Alexandria is pronounced as aa-LehKS-AENDRiy-aa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Alexandria: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Alexandria?

Alexandria is used predominantly in the English and Greek languages. Its origin is Old Greek. The name was given by Alexander the Great to a city in Egypt which he founded in 331 BC; the city was the capital of Egypt until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 641 AD. In addition, Alexandria is a variant of the name name Alexandra origin (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish) in the English and Greek languages. The name Alexandria is widely used; it has 27 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Alternatives of Alexandria used in English include Alaxandria name popularity, Alecsandria meaning of name, Aleczandria name popularity, what does the name Alexanderia mean, Alexanderine pronounciation, Alexandrea meaning, Alexandreia name popularity, Alexandrena meaning and origin, nicknames for Alexandrie, Alexandrina pronounciation, what does the name Alexandrine mean, Alexandrya meaning and origin, meaning of Alexanndria, Alexendria meaning and origin, what does the name Alexendrine mean, name Alexsandria origin, Alexzandria name, Alixandrea meaning, name Alixandria, and Alyxandria meaning. The short form Alexia definition (used in German, and Spanish as well), and the diminutives Allex name popularity, short names for Andrea (used in Portuguese, and Spanish as well), and name Sani meaning are other English variants. A variant of the name in other languages is baby name Sandrine (Greek). Specific foreign variants include the diminutives meaning of Lesy (Spanish) and Lesya name variations (Russian). Alexandria is a popular baby girl name. The name's popularity rose from the 1960s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of very modest use only. Its usage peaked in 1993 with 0.256% of baby girls being given the name Alexandria. It had a ranking of #69 then. The baby name has fallen in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.077% and its ranking #205, however it was nonetheless the 3rd most popular after Alexandra name popularity and name Andrea meaning, among all girl names in its family. In 2010, the name was thrice as popular as Alexandria.

A famous person named Alexandria is Actress Sandra Dee, born Alexandria Zuck 23 April 1944 - 20 February 2005, Bayonne, New Jersey.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Alexandria:

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The baby name Alexandria fun facts:

The name Alexandria in reverse order is "Airdnaxela".

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

How popular is Alexandria?

Alexandria is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.09%
20130.09%
20120.09%
20110.09%
20100.09%
20090.09%
20080.09%
20070.11%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames