Alexandra
See also: alexandra
English
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/, /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (æ-tensing, rhotic) IPA(key): [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə]
- (æ-tensing, non-rhotic) IPA(key): [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə]
- Hyphenation: Al‧ex‧an‧dra
- Rhymes: -ɑ(ː)ndɹə, -ændɹə
Proper noun
[edit]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.'
- (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 Otago, New Zealand.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]female given name
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Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
Declension
[edit]Declension of Alexandra (hard feminine reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Alexandra | Alexandry |
| genitive | Alexandry | Alexander |
| dative | Alexandře | Alexandrám |
| accusative | Alexandru | Alexandry |
| vocative | Alexandro | Alexandry |
| locative | Alexandře | Alexandrách |
| instrumental | Alexandrou | Alexandrami |
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Feminine form of Alexander.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Alexander, equivalent to English Alexandra
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[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra f (proper noun, genitive singular Alexöndru)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra
Declension
[edit]| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Alexandra |
| accusative | Alexöndru |
| dative | Alexöndru |
| genitive | Alexöndru |
Norwegian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾɐ
- Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra
Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra f (plural Alexandras)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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[edit]Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Александра (Alexandra) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra f (genitive/dative Alexandrei, male equivalent Alexandru)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
Slovak
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
Declension
[edit]Declension of Alexandra
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Alexandra | Alexandry |
| genitive | Alexandry | Alexandier |
| dative | Alexandre | Alexandrám |
| accusative | Alexandru | Alexandry |
| locative | Alexandre | Alexandrách |
| instrumental | Alexandrou | Alexandrami |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Alexandra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Alexandra c (genitive Alexandras)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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