Girl · Greek
Alexandra
Say it: al-ig-ZAN-druh
Meaning
From Greek alexein 'to defend' and anēr (andros) 'man'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An epithet of the goddess Hera and of Cassandra in antiquity; widespread through European royalty in the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1990s
In the United States
- 238,766 babies given this name since 1894
- At its height in 1993, about 1 in 169 girls
- 1,959 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Greece800 BC to 146 BC
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Alexandria
| Greek | Alexandra |
|---|---|
| Russian | Aleksandra |
| Polish | Aleksandra |
| Italian | Alessandra |
| Spanish | Alejandra |
| French | Alexandra |
| German | Alexandra |
Famous bearers
- Alexandra of Denmark, British queen
- Alexandra Feodorovna, last Russian empress
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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