Alexandra

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Quotations 1.2.3 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Proper noun 3 Danish 3.1 Proper noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Proper noun 4.2.1 Related terms 5 German 5.1 Proper noun 5.1.1 Related terms 6 Norwegian 6.1 Proper noun 6.1.1 Related terms 7 Swedish 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Proper noun 7.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Feminine form of Alexander, from Ancient Greek Alexandros.

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Singular Alexandra

Plural -

Alexandra

1. A female given name.

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• Alex
• Alexa
• Lexi
• Lexie
• Sandy
• Sandra
• Sasha

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• 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 9780007174799, 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.'

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Alexandra f.

1. A female given name, cognate to Alexandra.

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Alexandra

1. A female given name, feminine form of Alexander.

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• Sandra, Sascha

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[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio (Paris)^{help, file}

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Alexandra

1. A female given name, feminine form of Alexandre, cognate to English Alexandra.

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• Sandra, Sandrine

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[edit] German

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Alexandra

1. A female given name, feminine form of Alexander.

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• Sandra

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[edit] Norwegian

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Alexandra

1. A female given name, feminine form of Alexander.

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• Sandra

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

Feminine form of Alexander, from Ancient Greek.

[edit] Proper noun

Alexandra

1. A female given name.

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• Sandra