Kassandra

Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1], English (Modern)
Scripts Κασσάνδρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /kás.san.draː/(Classical Greek) /kə.ˈsæn.dɹə/(English) /kə.ˈsɑːn.dɹə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Greek form of Cassandra, as well as a modern English variant.

Related Names

Rootskekasmai + aner
VariantsCassandra(Greek Mythology) Cassandra, Kasandra(English)
DiminutivesCass, Cassie, Cassy, Kassie, Kassy(English)
Other Languages & CulturesCassandra, Cassandre(French) Kasandra(Polish) Casandra(Romanian) Casandra(Spanish)

Popularity

People think this name is

formal   upper class   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

Assassin's Creed characters, asteroids, currently out of the US top 1000, drag racers, modern English

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Κασσάνδρα.
Entry updated October 6, 2024