Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man".. The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken.
Variants Alastríona (Scottish Gaelic) Alejandra, Alejandrina (Spanish) Alessandra (Italian, Latvian) Alexandrea (English) Alexandrina (Portuguese, Roman) Alexandrine, Alexandrie (French) Aliaksandra (Belarusian) Alissandra, Alyssandra (Sicilian) Александра (Aleksandra), Александрина (Aleksandrina) (Albanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian) Олександра (Oleksandra) (Ukrainian) اليخاندرا (Alikhandra) (Egyptian Arabic) আলেকজান্দ্রা (Ālēkjāndrā) (Bengali) Αλεξάνδρα (Greek) Diminutives Aleka (Greek) Alessa (Latvian) Alessia (Italian) Alesya, Alya, Asya, Sanya, Sasha, Sashenka, Shura (Slavic) Aleks, Alex (various) Alexa (various) Alexis (various) Alexina Alja (Slovene) Alyx Andra (Romanian) Drina Allie, Ally (various) Lexa Lexie, Lexi, Lexy Lexine Leska (Czech) Lesya, Olesya (Ukrainian) Ola (Polish) Sacha (French) Sanda (Serbo-Croatian, Romanian) Sandra (various) Sandy, Sandie (various) Sanja, Sanjica (Serbo-Croatian, Slovene) Sascha (German) Saskia, Xandra (Dutch) Sashka, Saška (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene) Saša (Czech, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovene) Sassa (Swedish) Saundra (Lowland Scottish) Sondra, Zandra (English) Szandra (Hungarian)
People with the name Royalty Alexandra of Russia (disambiguation), various royal consorts and grand duchesses Empress Alexandra (disambiguation) Princess Alexandra (disambiguation) Queen Alexandra (disambiguation) Alexandra of Denmark (1844–1925), queen consort of the United Kingdom by marriage to Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom Alexandra the Maccabee (63 BCE–28 BCE), only child of Hyrcanus II, King of Judaea Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg (1838–1900), eldest child of Duke Peter of Oldenburg
Alexandra Alexandra of Antioch (), Greek noblewoman and the sister of Calliopius of Antioch Alexandra of Lithuania (died 1434), duchess consort of Masovia Alexandra of Rome (), Christian saint and martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions Alexandra Aikhenvald (born 1957), Russian–Australian linguist Alexandra Aldridge (born 1994), American ice dancer Alexandra Allred (born 1965), American author and fitness instructor Alexandra Anghel (born 1997), Romanian freestyle wrestler Alexandra Ansanelli, American ballet dancer Alexandra Anstrell (born 1974), Swedish politician Alexandra Araújo (born 1972), Brazilian–born Italian water polo player Alexandra Arce (born 1977), Ecuadorian engineer and politician Alexandra Aristoteli (born 1997), Australian rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Asimaki (born 1988), Greek water polo player Alexandra Bachzetsis (born 1974), Greek–Swiss choreographer and visual artist Alexandra Backford (1942–2010), Aleut–American painter Alexandra Badea (born 1998), Romanian handballer Alexandra Balashova (1942–1969), Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Alexandra Barré (born 1958), Hungarian–born Canadian sprint kayaker Alexandra Barreto (born 1975), American actress Alexandra Bastedo (1946–2014), English actress Alexandra Beaton (born ), Canadian actress Alexandra Bellow (1935–2025), Romanian–American mathematician Alexandra Benado (born 1976), Chilean politician and football player Alexandra Béres (born 1976), Hungarian bodybuilder and curler Alexandra Berzon (born 1979), American investigative reporter and journalist Alexandra Beukes, South African politician Alexandra Beverfjord (born 1977), Norwegian journalist, crime fiction writer, and newspaper editor Alexandra Bezeková (born 1992), Slovak sprinter Alexandra Boltasseva (born 1978), Russian engineer and physicist Alexandra Borbély (born 1986), Slovak–Hungarian actress Alexandra Botez (born 1995), American–Canadian chess player and Twitch streamer Alexandra Bounxouei (born 1987), Laotian–Bulgarian actress, model, and singer Alexandra Boyko (1916–1996), Russian tank commander Alexandra Bracken (born 1987), American author Alexandra Bradshaw (1888–1981), Canadian–American art professor and watercolor artist Alexandra Branitskaya (1754–1838), Russian courtier Alexandra Braun (born 1983), Venezuelan actress, model, and beauty queen Alexandra Breckenridge (born 1982), American actress, model, and photographer Alexandra Brewis Slade (born 1965), New Zealand-American anthropologist Alexandra Brooks (born 1995), English footballer Alexandra Bruce (born 1990), Canadian badminton player Alexandra Brushtein (1884–1968), Russian and Soviet writer, playwright, and memoirist Alexandra Buch (born 1979), German mixed martial artist Alexandra Bugailiskis (born 1956), Canadian diplomat Alexandra Bujdoso (born 1990), Hungarian–German sabre fencer Alexandra Bunton (born 1993), Australian basketball player Alexandra Burghardt (born 1994), German bobsledder and sprinter Alexandra Burke (born 1988), British singer Alexandra W. Busch (born 1975), German Roman archaeologist Alexandra Byrne (born 1962), English costume designer Alexandra Căpitănescu (born 2003), Romanian singer and songwriter Alexandra Cardenas (born 1976), Colombian composer Alexandra Carlisle (1886–1936), English actress and suffragist Alexandra Carpenter (born 1994), American ice hockey player Alexandra Caso (born 1987), Dominican volleyball player Alexandra Cassavetes, American actress and filmmaker Alexandra Castillo (born 1971), Chilean–Canadian actress and dancer Alexandra Chalupa (born 1976 or 1977), American lawyer and pro–Ukrainian activist Alexandra Chambon (born 2000), French rugby player Alexandra Chando (born 1986), American actress Alexandra Charles (born 1946), Swedish nightclub owner Alexandra Chasin (born 1961), American experimental writer Alexandra Chaves (born 2001), Canadian actress and dancer Alexandra Chekina (born 1993), Russian cyclist Alexandra Cheron (1983–2011), Dominican–American actress, businesswoman, model, and socialite Alexandra Chidiac (born 1999), Australian footballer Alexandra Chong, Jamaican entrepreneur Alexandra Chreiteh (born 1987), Lebanese author Alexandra Clarke, Canadian ice hockey official Alexandra Coletti (born 1983), Monégasque alpine skier Alexandra Cordes (1935–1986), German writer Alexandra Cousteau (born 1976), French environmental activist and filmmaker Alexandra Cunha (born 1962), Mozambican–born Portuguese marine biologist Alexandra Cunningham (born 1972 or 1973), American playwright, screenwriter, and television producer Alexandra Curtis (born 1991), American beauty queen Alexandra Čvanová (1897–1939), Ukrainian–born Czech operatic soprano Alexandra Daddario (born 1986), American actress Alexandra Dahlström (born 1984), Swedish actress Alexandra Dane (born 1940), South African–born English actress Alexandra Danilova (1903–1997), Russian ballet dancer Alexandra Dariescu (born 1985), Romanian pianist Alexandra Dascalu (born 1991), French volleyball player Alexandra Daum (born 1986), Austrian alpine skier Alexandra David-Néel (1868–1969), French explorer and spiritualist Alexandra Davies (born 1977), English–born Australian actress Alexandra de la Mora (born 1979), Mexican actress Alexandra Dementieva (born 1960), Russian artist Alexandra Denisova (1922–2018), Canadian ballet dancer Alexandra Deshorties (born 1975), French–Canadian operatic soprano Alexandra Dimoglou (born 1981), Greek Paralympic track and field athlete Alexandra Dindiligan (born 1997), Romanian handballer Alexandra DiNovi (born 1989), American actress Alexandra Dinu (born 1981), Romanian actress and television presenter Alexandra Diplarou (born 1981), Greek volleyball player Alexandra Dobolyi (born 1971), Hungarian politician Alexandra Dowling (born 1990), English actress Alexandra Duckworth (born 1987), Canadian snowboarder Alexandra Duel-Hallen, American electrical engineer Alexandra Dulgheru (born 1989), Romanian tennis player Alexandra Dunn (born 1967), American lawyer Alexandra Eade (born 1998), Australian artistic gymnast Alexandra Eala (born 2005), Filipino tennis player Alexandra Elbakyan (born 1988), Kazakhstani computer programmer Alexandra Eldridge (born 1948), American painter Alexandra Engen (born 1988), Swedish cross country cyclist Alexandra Eremia (born 1987), Romanian rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Ermakova (born 1992), Russian rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Escobar (born 1980), Ecuadorian weightlifter Alexandra Feigin (born 2002), Bulgarian figure skater Alexandra Feracci (born 1992), French karateka Alexandra Finder (born 1977), German actress Alexandra Fisher (born 1988), Kazakhstani athlete Alexandra Flood (born 1990), Australian operatic soprano Alexandra Fomina (born 1975), Ukrainian volleyball player Alexandra Fominykh (1925–2004), Russian farm worker Alexandra Försterling (born 1999), German amateur golfer Alexandra Föster (born 2002), German rower Alexandra Fouace (born 1979), French archer Alexandra Fuentes (born 1978), Puerto Rican actress and radio host Alexandra Fusai (born 1973), French tennis player Alexandra Gage, Viscountess Gage (born 1969), British lecturer Alexandra Gajda (born 1979), English historian Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine (1905–2006), Russian noblewoman Alexandra Gallagher (born 1980), English artist Alexandra Gardner (born 1967), American composer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (born 1982), English–South African artist Alexandra Goujon (born 1972), French political scientist Alexandra Gowie (born 1990), South African–born Hungarian–Canadian ice hockey player Alexandra Grande (born 1990), Peruvian karateka Alexandra Grant (born 1973), American visual artist Alexandra Gripenberg (1857–1913), Finnish activist, author, and newspaper publisher Alexandra Gummer (born 1992), Australian soccer player Alexandra Hagan (born 1991), Australian rower Alexandra Hargreaves (born 1980), Australian rugby player Alexandra Harrison (born 2002), French ice hockey player Alexandra Hasluck (1908–1993), Australian author and historian Alexandra Hedison (born 1969), American actress, director, and photographer Alexandra Heidrich, German canoeist Alexandra Helbling (born 1993), Sri Lankan–born Swiss Paralympic athlete Alexandra Heminsley (born 1976), British journalist and writer Alexandra Henao, Venezuelan cinematographer and director Alexandra Herbríková (born 1992), Slovak–Czech ice dancer Alexandra Hernandez (born 1981), French singer and songwriter Alexandra Hidalgo, Venezuelan–American documentarian Alexandra Hildebrandt (born 1959), German human rights activist Alexandra Mary Hirschi (born 1985), Australian social media personality and vlogger Alexandra Hoffman (born 1987), American beauty queen Alexandra Hoffmeyer (born 1988), American ice hockey player Alexandra Höglund (born 1990), Swedish football player Alexandra Holden (born 1977), American actress Alexandra Hollá (born 1994), Slovak football player Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, French-Dutch political scientist Alexandra van Huffelen (born 1968), Dutch politician Alexandra Ashley Hughes (born 1985), Canadian singer and songwriter Alexandra Hulley (born 1997), Australian athlete Alexandra Hurst (born 1994), Northern Irish soccer player Alexandra Huynh (born 1994), Australian soccer player