Alexandra
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Feminine form of Alexander.
The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844 - 1925).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæ.lɨɡˈzæn.dɹə/, /ˌæ.lɨɡˈzɑn.dɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæ.lɨɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (æ-tensing, rhotic) IPA(key): [ˌæ.lɨɡˈzeən.dɹə]
- (æ-tensing, non-rhotic) IPA(key): [ˌæ.lɨɡˈzeən.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.
- 1863 Alfred Tennyson: A Welcome to Alexandra :
- 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!
- 2008, Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, Harpercollins, →ISBN, page 588:
- '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.'
- 1863 Alfred Tennyson: A Welcome to Alexandra :
- (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 Central Otago, New Zealand.
Related terms
- Alex
- Alexa
- Lexa
- Lexi
- Lexie
- Sandra
- Sandy
- Sasha
Translations
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Czech
Etymology
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
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.
Proper noun
Alexandra f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
Related terms
- Sandra
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.lɛk.sɑ̃.dʁa/
Audio (Paris) (file) Audio (file)
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). Feminine form of Alexander.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Alexandra
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
Related terms
- Sandra
Icelandic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Proper noun
Alexandra f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra
Declension
f-w1 | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | ||
nominative | Alexandra | |
accusative | Alexöndru | |
dative | Alexöndru | |
genitive | Alexöndru |
Norwegian
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
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.leˈʃɐ̃.dɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.leˈʃɐ̃.dɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɨˈʃɐ̃.dɾɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾɐ
- Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra
Proper noun
Alexandra f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
Related terms
- Alexandre (masculine form)
- Xana (pet form)
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Alexandra f (genitive/dative Alexandrei, male equivalent Alexandru)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
Slovak
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaleksandra]
Proper noun
Alexandra f (genitive singular Alexandry, nominative plural Alexandry, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Alexandra | Alexandry |
genitive | Alexandry | Alexandier |
dative | Alexandre | Alexandrám |
accusative | Alexandru | Alexandry |
locative | Alexandre | Alexandrách |
instrumental | Alexandrou | Alexandrami |
Derived terms
- Xandra
- Sandra
- Saša
- Šura
- Alexa
- Saška
- Šurka
Further reading
- Alexandra in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Proper noun
Alexandra c (genitive Alexandras)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
Related terms
- Sandra