Alexandrina
See also: alexandrina
English
Etymology
A feminine form of Alexander.
Proper noun
Alexandrina
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1838 Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Court and Cabinet Gossip of a New Reign, April 1838, pages 512-513:
- Alexander of Russia, the patron saint of the Cobourgs, was dead, so Alexandrina of England, named in honour of him, gave way to Victoria the tutelary deity of his (when living) subservient Cobourgs. Both names are alike foreign and unharmonious to British ears,* although of the two, Alexandrina perhaps the most euphonious.
- *George IV., who, whatever his faults, had a true British spirit and sentiments, declared both to be anti-British, and expressed himself in no measured terms at the time about giving the royal infant such unEnglish names.
- 1838 Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Court and Cabinet Gossip of a New Reign, April 1838, pages 512-513:
Usage notes
- Became known as the first name of Queen Victoria, but has remained rare compared to Alexandra. Best known in Scotland.
Translations
female given name
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Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) Alexandrīna
- nominative feminine singular of Alexandrīnus
- nominative neuter plural of Alexandrīnus
- accusative neuter plural of Alexandrīnus
- vocative feminine singular of Alexandrīnus
- vocative neuter plural of Alexandrīnus
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) Alexandrīnā