Alexandra

    Origin:
  • Czech: Defender of mankind; feminine form of Alexander
  • English: Defender of mankind; feminine form of Alexander
  • Greek: Defender of mankind; feminine form of Alexander
  • Hungarian: Defender of mankind; feminine form of Alexander
  • Italian: Defender of mankind; feminine form of Alexander
  • Swedish: Defender of mankind; feminine form of Alexander
Alternate Spellings:
Alexandina   •   Alexandria   •   Alexandriana   •   Alexine   •   Alixandra   •   Alyssandra   •   Lexandra   •   Oleisia
International Variations:
Alandra   •   Alejandra   •   Alejandrina   •   Aleksandra   •   Alessandra   •   Alessia   •   Alexa   •   Alexandrea   •   Alexandrina   •   Alexandrine   •   Alexina   •   Alondra   •   Olesya   •   Olexa   •   Olka
Nicknames:
Aleka   •   Alex   •   Alexa   •   Alexi   •   Alexia   •   Alexina   •   Alexis   •   Alix   •   Drina   •   Lexann   •   Lexi   •   Lexie   •   Lexina   •   Lexine   •   Sandra   •   Sandrine   •   Sasha   •   Sashenka   •   Shura   •   Shurochka   •   Sondra   •   Xandra   •   Zanna   •   Al   •   Lex   •   Lexa
Famous Namesakes:
Alexandra Paul, actress, Alexa Canady, educator, Alexandra David-Neel, French-Belgian explorere, spiritualist, Buddhist, and author, Alexandra Tolstoy, the youngest daughter of Leo Tolstoy and founder of the Tolstoy Foundation
Celebrity Babies:
daughter of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jessica Lange, daughter of Barry Gibb, daughter of Whoopi Goldberg, daughter of Dustin Hoffman, daughter of Christopher Reeve, daughter of Keith Richards
Syllables:
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