Alexandra
English[edit]
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.lɨɡˈzæn.dɹə/, /ˌæ.lɨɡˈzɑn.dɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæ.lɨɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/
- (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[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.'
- 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.
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Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Alexandra, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Proper noun[edit]
Alexandra
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
- (astronomy) the asteroid 54 Alexandra
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
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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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Proper noun[edit]
Alexandra f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra.
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Alexandra
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Proper noun[edit]
Alexandra f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra.
Declension[edit]
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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Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾɐ
Proper noun[edit]
Alexandra f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
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]
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Alexandra f (genitive singular Alexandry, nominative plural Alexandry, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra.
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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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 Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.
Proper noun[edit]
Alexandra c (genitive Alexandras)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra.
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