Alexandra

See also: alexandra

English

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Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) +‎ ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enemies]”).

The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alexandra (countable and uncountable, plural Alexandras)Category:English lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:English proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:English uncountable nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:English countable nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:English countable nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. A female given name from Ancient GreekCategory:English given names#ALEXANDRACategory:English female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:English female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA.
  2. (astronomyCategory:en:Astronomy#ALEXANDRA) 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, CanadaCategory:en:Villages in Prince Edward Island, Canada#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Villages in Canada#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Rural municipalities of Prince Edward Island, Canada#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Places in Prince Edward Island, Canada#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Places in Canada#ALEXANDRA.
  4. A town in Otago, New ZealandCategory:en:Towns in Otago, New Zealand#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Towns in New Zealand#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Places in Otago, New Zealand#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Places in New Zealand#ALEXANDRA.
  5. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, AustraliaCategory:en:Towns in Victoria, Australia#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Towns in Australia#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Places in Victoria, Australia#ALEXANDRACategory:en:Places in Australia#ALEXANDRA.

Derived terms

Translations

Category:en:Asteroids#ALEXANDRA Category:English eponyms#ALEXANDRA

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:Czech terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRACategory:Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandr.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alexandra fCategory:Czech lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:Czech proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Czech terms spelled with X#ALEXANDRACategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Czech feminine nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:Czech given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Czech female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Czech female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA

Declension

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:Danish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRACategory:Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

Proper noun

AlexandraCategory:Danish lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:Danish proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Danish terms spelled with X#ALEXANDRACategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:Danish given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Danish female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Danish female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRACategory:Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alexandra fCategory:Dutch lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:Dutch proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Dutch feminine nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:Dutch given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Dutch female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Dutch female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:French terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRACategory:French terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexandre.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alexandra fCategory:French lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:French proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:French uncountable nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:French feminine nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:French given names#ALEXANDRACategory:French female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:French female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:German terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRACategory:German terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Feminine form of Alexander.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

AlexandraCategory:German lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:German proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Alexander, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:German given names#ALEXANDRACategory:German female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:German female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA

Icelandic

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:Icelandic terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRACategory:Icelandic terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

Proper noun

Alexandra f (proper noun, genitive singular Alexöndru)Category:Icelandic lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:Icelandic proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Icelandic uncountable nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Icelandic feminine nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:Icelandic given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Icelandic female given names#ALEXANDRA

Declension

Declension of Alexandra (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Alexandra
accusative Alexöndru
dative Alexöndru
genitive Alexöndru
Category:Icelandic uncountable nouns#ALEXANDRA

Norwegian

Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:Norwegian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRACategory:Norwegian terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

Proper noun

AlexandraCategory:Norwegian lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:Norwegian proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Norwegian terms spelled with X#ALEXANDRACategory:Norwegian entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:Norwegian given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Norwegian female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Norwegian female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alexandra f (plural Alexandras, masculine Alexandre, masculine plural Alexandres)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:Portuguese proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Portuguese countable proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:Portuguese given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Portuguese female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Portuguese female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA

Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alexandra f (genitive/dative Alexandrei, male equivalent Alexandru)Category:Romanian lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:Romanian proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Romanian feminine nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:Romanian given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Romanian female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Romanian female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:Slovak terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRACategory:Slovak terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alexandra f (diminutive Saška or Šurka)Category:Slovak lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:Slovak proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Slovak terms spelled with X#ALEXANDRACategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Slovak feminine nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Alexander, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:Slovak given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Slovak female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Slovak female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “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, 2003–2026

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRACategory:Swedish terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alexandra c (genitive Alexandras)Category:Swedish lemmas#ALEXANDRACategory:Swedish proper nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ALEXANDRACategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with entries#ALEXANDRACategory:Pages with 12 entries#ALEXANDRA

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English AlexandraCategory:Swedish given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Swedish female given names#ALEXANDRACategory:Swedish female given names from Ancient Greek#ALEXANDRA
Category:Czech female given names Category:Czech female given names from Ancient Greek Category:Czech feminine nouns Category:Czech given names Category:Czech hard feminine nouns Category:Czech lemmas Category:Czech nouns with reducible stem Category:Czech proper nouns Category:Czech terms borrowed from Ancient Greek Category:Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:Czech terms spelled with X Category:Czech terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Danish female given names Category:Danish female given names from Ancient Greek Category:Danish given names Category:Danish lemmas Category:Danish proper nouns Category:Danish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek Category:Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:Danish terms spelled with X Category:Dutch female given names Category:Dutch female given names from Ancient Greek Category:Dutch feminine nouns Category:Dutch given names Category:Dutch lemmas Category:Dutch proper nouns Category:Dutch terms borrowed from Ancient Greek 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