Alexandra

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) +‎ ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enemies]”). The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/, /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/ (æ-raising, rhotic) IPA(key): [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə] (æ-raising, non-rhotic) IPA(key): [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə] Hyphenation: Al‧ex‧an‧dra Rhymes: -ɑ(ː)ndɹə, -ændɹə === Proper noun === Alexandra (countable and uncountable, plural Alexandras) A female given name from Ancient Greek. (astronomy) 54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. A town in Otago, New Zealand. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈalɛksandra] === Proper noun === Alexandra f a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander. === Proper noun === Alexandra a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra ==== Related terms ==== Sandra, Sascha == Dutch == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Alexandra f a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra ==== Related terms ==== Sandra == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁa/ === Proper noun === Alexandra f a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra ==== Related terms ==== Sandra, Sandrine == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Feminine form of Alexander. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alɛˈksandʁa/ Hyphenation: Ale‧xan‧dra === Proper noun === Alexandra a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Alexander, equivalent to English Alexandra ==== Related terms ==== Sandra == Icelandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander. === Proper noun === Alexandra f (proper noun, genitive singular Alexöndru) a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === Aleksandra === Etymology === The feminine counterpart of Alexander. Derived from Latin Alexandra (“female given name”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), the feminine form of Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “male given name”). The name is traditionally analysed as ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to ward off, defend”) and ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”), genitive ἀνδρός (andrós), hence “defender of men” or “protector of men”. Compare Danish Alexandra, Swedish Alexandra, Icelandic Alexandra, English Alexandra and German Alexandra (“female given name”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lɛkˈsan.dra/ Rhymes: -andra Homophone: Aleksandra Hyphenation: A‧lex‧an‧dra === Proper noun === Alexandra a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Alexandra, the feminine form of Alexander. ==== Usage notes ==== The Norwegian name day for Alexandra is 17 February, shared with Sandra and Sondre. ==== Derived terms ==== Alex (“short form, nickname or pet form”) Sandra (“short form”) === Statistics === According to Statistics Norway, 2,073 women in Norway had Alexandra as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025. === References === “Aleksandra” in Store norske leksikon “Alexandra” at Nordic Names Alexandra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Aleksandra on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia no == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾɐ Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra === Proper noun === Alexandra f (plural Alexandras, masculine Alexandre, masculine plural Alexandres) a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra ==== Related terms ==== Alexandre (masculine form) Xana (pet form) == Romanian == === Alternative forms === Александра (Alexandra) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lekˈsan.dra/ Rhymes: -andra Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra === Proper noun === Alexandra f (genitive/dative Alexandrei, male equivalent Alexandru) a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aleksandra/, [ˈaleksandra] Rhymes: -andra Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra === Proper noun === Alexandra f (diminutive Saška or Šurka) a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Alexander, equivalent to English Alexandra ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Alexandra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Alexandra c (genitive Alexandras) a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra ==== Related terms ==== Sandra