Alexandra
Meaning of Alexandra
Alexandra bursts onto the scene like a trumpet fanfare, her roots tangled in the sun-bleached myths of ancient Greece—she’s the feminine form of Alexander and literally means “defender of humankind.” Over the centuries she has sashayed through Roman palaces, Russian courts, and Latin American plazas, picking up sparkling nicknames—Alex, Lexi, Sasha, Sandra—like souvenirs in her travel satchel. History remembers Queen Alexandra of Denmark and a handful of saintly Alexandras, while pop culture cues up princesses, spies, and silver-screen heroines who wear the name like armor and silk all at once. Even after peaking in the neon ’90s, Alexandra still ranks comfortably in the U.S. Top 250, proof that parents can’t resist her perfect blend of strength and elegance. Picture her as a lyrical sword: equal parts grace note and steel, ready to guard your little one’s story with a heroic swish and a warm, Latin-kissed abrazo.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as al-ig-ZAN-druh (/ˌælɪgˈzændrə/)
British English
- Pronunced as al-ig-ZAN-druh (/ˌælɪgˈzɑːndrə/)
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Similar Names to Alexandra
Notable People Named Alexandra
| Alexandra Feodorovna, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was Russia's last empress, consort to Nicholas II, and a noted carrier of hemophilia who passed it to her son Alexei. |
| Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan is a Kazakhstani computer programmer who founded Sci-Hub, a platform offering free access to research papers that by 2018 covered nearly all scholarly literature. |
| Alexandra David-Néel - Alexandra David-Neel was a Belgian and French explorer, Buddhist, and writer best known for reaching then-forbidden Lhasa, Tibet, in 1924, writing over 30 books on Eastern thought, and influencing Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Alan Watts, Ram Dass, and Benjamin Creme. |
| Alexandra Daddario is an American actress best known for her breakout as Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson films and roles in Hall Pass, Texas Chainsaw 3D, San Andreas, Baywatch, and We Summon the Darkness. |
| Alexandra Ioana Dariescu is a Romanian British classical pianist, educator, mentor and producer best known for The Nutcracker and I and for championing female composers. |
| Alexandra Dulgheru is a former Romanian tennis player who peaked at world No. 26 in singles and No. 41 in doubles in 2011. |
| Alexandra Breckenridge is an American actress best known for American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, and This Is Us, voicing characters on Family Guy, and leading the Netflix series Virgin River as Melinda Mel Monroe. |
| Countess Alexandra Nikolaevna Tolstoy-Miloslavsky is a British horsewoman, broadcaster, socialite, and entrepreneur whose long-distance rides have inspired TV documentaries, books, and talks. |
| Alexandra Stewart is a Canadian actress. |
| Alexandra Maria Lara is a Romanian German actress known for roles in Downfall, Control, Youth Without Youth, The Reader, Rush, and Geostorm. |
| Alexandra Nechita is a Romanian American cubist painter and philanthropist, hailed since age 12 as the Petite Picasso for her acclaimed art and vision. |
| Alexandra Adornetto is an Australian actress and author of books for children and young adults, best known for The Strangest Adventures, the Halo trilogy, and The Ghost House Saga. |
| Alexandra Cousteau is a filmmaker, sustainability speaker, and environmental activist who carries on her family legacy by championing ocean and freshwater conservation. |
| Alexandra Lamy is a French actress. |
