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ALEXANDRA

Feminine form of ALEXANDER. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. It was borne by several early Christian saints, and also by the wife of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia. She was from Germany and had the birth name Alix, but was renamed Александра (Aleksandra) upon joining the Russian Church.


Usage: Ancient Greek, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Greek Mythology, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish
Short Forms: ALE, ALEKSANDRINA, ALEX, ALEXA, ALEXINA, ALI, ALLIE, ALLY, ALYX, LEXA, LEXI, LEXIE, LEXINE, LEXY, SANDA, SANDIE, SANDY, SANYA, SASHA, SASSA, SHURA, SZANDRA, XANDRA, ZANDRA
Variants: ALEJANDRA, ALEKSANDRA, ALEXANDREA, ALEXANDRIA, ALEXANDRIE, ALEXANDRINA, ALEXANDRINE
Masculine Forms: ALEJANDRO, ALEKSANDER, ALEKSANDR, ALEXANDER, ALEXANDR, ALEXANDRE, ALEXANDROS, ALEXANDRU
Name day:
January 2nd: Slovakia
February 17th: Sweden
April 21st: Czech Republic
May 6th: Russia
May 18th: Hungary
May 31st: Russia
June 23rd: Russia
August 30th: Greece
Famous People: Alexandra Kollontaiwiki (Diplomat, 1872, Russia), Alexandra of Denmarkwiki (Politician, 1844, Denmark), Alexandra Feodorovnawiki (Writer, 1872, Germany), Alexandra Stanwiki (Singer, 1989, Romania), Alexandra Fyodorovnawiki (Companion, 1798, Germany), Alexandra Maria Larawiki (Actor, 1978, Romania)
Anagrams: Find anagrams for ALEXANDRA.
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