Alexandra en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə] æ-raising, rhotic
- /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/ (General-American)
- /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/ (General-American)
- /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə] æ-raising, non-rhotic
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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).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Sea-king's daughter from over the sea, / Alexandra! / Saxon and Norman and Dane are we, / But all of us Danes in our welcome of thee, / Alexandra!
1863, Alfred Tennyson, A Welcome to Alexandra:'I had a Christmas card from someone calling herself Alex the year before last,' Daniel said. 'I couldn't think who it was.' 'Oh, yes, she's changed again,' Alice said. 'I never got used to Alexandra, either. It never occurred to me that Sandra was short for Alexandra - anyway, she's Sandra on her birth certificate.'
2008, Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 588:
- (countable, uncountable) 54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
- (countable, uncountable) A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- (countable, uncountable) A town in Otago, New Zealand.
- (countable, uncountable) A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Alexandran · Alexandrian · Alexandra limp · Alexandra palm
Relateds
Alex · Sandra · Lexi · Lexie · Sasha · Sandy · Alexa · Lexa
Translations (28)
pt Alexandra (female given name) · el Αλεξάνδρα (female given name) · fo Aleksandra (female given name) · fr Alexandra (female given name) · mk Алекса́ндра (female given name) · lv Aleksandra (female given name) · cs Alexandra (female given name) · gmy 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨 (female given name) · cmn 亞歷山德拉 /亚历山德拉 (female given name) · gv Alistreeney (female given name) · pl Aleksandra (female given name) · de Alexandra (female given name) · sv Alexandra (female given name) · ru Алекса́ндра (female given name) · fi Aleksandra (female given name) · et Aleksandra (female given name) · no Alexandra (female given name) · izh Oleksandra (female given name) · ms Iskandariah (female given name) · nl Alexandra (female given name) · es Alejandra (female given name) · cmn 哲女星 (Asteroid) · la Alexandra (female given name) · da Alexandra (female given name) · it Alessandra (female given name) · is Alexandra (female given name) · ja アレクサンドラ (female given name) · ro Alexandra (female given name)