Alexandra 2529 225179272 2008-07-12T08:55:45Z Darius Dhlomo 564742 /* People with the given name Alexandra */ {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Alexandra | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Female | meaning = "Protector of man" | region = | origin = Greek | related names = Alexander, Cassandra, Alessandra, Alexandria, Sandra, Aleksandra, Alexa, Alexis, Lexy, Lexi, Leksa, Lexa, Alex, Alexzandra, Zandra, Alexz, Aleks, Alezx, Kassandra Xandra, Alexza, Alekzander, Alekzandra, Alix, Allix, Alexi, Olesia, and Olesya, Sasha all the names ending with an 'a' can be spelled with a 'h' at the end | footnotes = }} '''Alexandra''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Αλεξάνδρα'') is the feminine form of the given name [[Alexander]], which is a [[romanization]] of the [[Greek language|Greek]] name ''Αλέξανδρος'' (Alexandros). [[Etymology|Etymologically]], the name is a compound of the Greek verb ''ἀλέξειν'' (alexein) "to defend" and the noun ''ἀνδρός'' (andros), genitive of ''ἀνήρ'' (anēr) "man". Thus it may be roughly translated as "protector of man". The earliest attested record of the name is the [[Mycenaean language|Mycenaean Alexandra]], written in [[Linear B]].<ref>''The Mycenaean World'', by John Chadwick, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1976, 1999 [http://www.geocities.com/kurogr/linearb.pdf]</ref> ==People== ===People with ''Alexandra'' as the full name=== * '''Alexandra''' or [[Cassandra]], a prophetess in Greek mythology * [[Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg]] (born 1964), former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark * [[Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg]] (born 1970) * [[Alexandra of Denmark]] (1844-1925), consort of King Edward ===People with the given name ''Alexandra''=== * [[Alexandra Caso]], a Dominican Republic volleyball player * [[Alexandra Dahlström]], a Swedish actress * [[Alexandra David-Néel]], a French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer * [[Alexandra Shiryaeva]], a Russian beach volleyball player * [[Alexandra Tydings]], an American actress * [[Alexandra Tolstaya]], daughter of Leo Tolstoy * [[Alexz Johnson]], star of The- N show, Instant Star ==Places== * [[Alexandra, New Zealand]], town in the South Island * [[Alexandra, Oldham]], an electoral ward and locality of the town of Oldham, England * [[Alexandra, South Africa]], township near Johannesburg * [[Alexandra, Victoria]], a rural town in Australia * [[Alexandra Bridge]], a Canadian inter-provincial bridge linking Gatineau, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario ==Other== * ''[[Alexandra's Project]]'' an [[Australian]] [[film]] starring [[Gary Sweet]] and [[Helen Buday]] * ''[[Alexandra (plant)]]'', a genus of flowering plants * ''[[Alexandra (film)]]'', a 2007 film by Alexander Sokurov * [[HMY Alexandra|HMY ''Alexandra'']], a British royal yacht * [[HMS Alexandra (1875)|HMS ''Alexandra'' (1875)]], a British Victorian-era ironclad battleship * [[54 Alexandra]], an asteroid * [[Alexandra (1905 automobile)]], an early British automobile ==Shortened to== *''[[Alex]]'' *''[[Allie]]'' *''[[Ali]]'' *''[[Alie]]'' *''[[Alli]]'' *''[[Andra]]'' *''[[Lexi]]'' *''[[Lexie]]'' *''[[Lex]]'' *''[[Lexy]]'' *''[[Lexa]]'' *''[[Ally]]'' *''[[Xandra]]'' *''[[Alexa]]'' *''[[Sandra]]'' *''[[Ale]]'' *''[[Sasha]]'' *''[[Alix]]'' *''[[Allix]]'' *''[[Lesh]]'' *''[[Olesia]]'' *''[[Ola]]'' {{Reflist}} ==See also== *[[Alessandra]] *[[Alexandria]] *[[Sandra (given name)]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Ambiguous place names]] [[Category: Lists of ambiguous human names]] [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[cs:Alexandra]] [[de:Alexandra]] [[es:Alexandra]] [[fr:Alexandra]] [[ko:알렉산드라]] [[he:אלכסנדרה]] [[hu:Alexandra]] [[nl:Alexandra]] [[ja:アレクサンドラ]] [[pl:Aleksandra]] [[ru:Александра]] [[sk:Alexandra]] [[sv:Alexandra]] [[th:แผ่นดินของเรา]]