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Alexandra

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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).

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Alexandra (countable and uncountable, plural Alexandras)

  1. 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.'
  2. (astronomy) 54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
  3. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  4. A town in Central Otago, New Zealand.

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandr.

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Alexandra f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

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Declension of Alexandra (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative Alexandra Alexandry
genitive Alexandry Alexander
dative Alexandře Alexandrám
accusative Alexandru Alexandry
vocative Alexandro Alexandry
locative Alexandře Alexandrách
instrumental Alexandrou Alexandrami

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From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

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Alexandra

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

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Alexandra f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandre.

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Alexandra f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Feminine form of Alexander.

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  • IPA(key): /alɛˈksandʁa/
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  • Hyphenation: Ale‧xan‧dra

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Alexandra

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Alexander, equivalent to English Alexandra
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From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

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Alexandra f (proper noun, genitive singular Alexöndru)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra

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Declension of Alexandra (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Alexandra
accusative Alexöndru
dative Alexöndru
genitive Alexöndru

Norwegian

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From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

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Alexandra

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra

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Alexandra f (plural Alexandras)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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Romanian

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  • IPA(key): /a.lekˈsan.dra/
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  • Rhymes: -andra
  • Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dra

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Alexandra f (genitive/dative Alexandrei, male equivalent Alexandru)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

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Alexandra f (genitive singular Alexandry, nominative plural Alexandry, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

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Declension of Alexandra
singular plural
nominative Alexandra Alexandry
genitive Alexandry Alexandier
dative Alexandre Alexandrám
accusative Alexandru Alexandry
locative Alexandre Alexandrách
instrumental Alexandrou Alexandrami

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  • “Alexandra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

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Alexandra c (genitive Alexandras)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra
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