Save Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare), Filipino (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ˌæl.ɪɡ.ˈzæn.dɹaɪt/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of a chrysoberyl that displays a colour change depending on the light source, named after the Russian tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881).