Gender Feminine
Usage English

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Alexander. Alexander the Great founded several cities by this name (or renamed them) as he extended his empire eastward. The most notable of these is Alexandria in Egypt, founded by Alexander in 331 BC.

Related Names

Rootsalexo + aner
Other Languages & CulturesAlexandra(Ancient Greek) Aliaksandra, Alesya(Belarusian) Aleksandra, Aleksandrina, Asya, Sashka(Bulgarian) Alexandra(Catalan) Aleksandra, Sanda, Sandra, Saša(Croatian) Alexandra, Sandra(Czech) Alexandra, Sandra(Danish) Alexandra, Alex, Sacha, Sandra, Sascha, Xandra(Dutch) Aleksandra(Estonian) Aleksandra(Finnish) Alexandra, Alexandrie, Alexandrine, Sandra, Sandrine, Sasha(French) Aleksandra(Georgian) Alexandra, Alexa, Sandra(German) Alexandra, Aleka(Greek) Alexandra(Greek Mythology) Alexandra, Alexa, Szandra(Hungarian) Alexandra, Sandra(Icelandic) Alastríona(Irish) Alessandra, Alessa, Sandra(Italian) Aleksandra, Sanda, Sandra, Santa(Latvian) Aleksandra, Sandra(Lithuanian) Aleksandra, Sandra, Sashka, Saška(Macedonian) Alexandra, Sandra(Norwegian) Aleksandra, Ola, Sandra(Polish) Alexandra, Alexandrina, Sandra(Portuguese) Alexandra, Alexandrina, Andra, Sanda, Sandra(Romanian) Aleksandra, Alexandra, Aleks, Aleksandrina, Alesya, Alya, Asya, Olesya, Sanya, Sasha, Sashenka, Shura(Russian) Aleksandra, Sandra, Saša(Serbian) Alexandra(Slovak) Aleksandra, Alja, Sandra, Saša, Saška(Slovene) Alejandra, Ale, Sandra(Spanish) Alexandra, Sandra, Sassa(Swedish) Aleksandra, Alexandra, Oleksandra, Aleks, Lesya, Olesya, Sasha(Ukrainian)
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Entry updated January 22, 2019