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.

ALEXANDER   male   English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek mythology this was another name of the hero Paris, and it also belongs to several characters in the New Testament. However, the most famous bearer was Alexander the Great, King of Macedon. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. Due to his fame, and later medieval tales involving him, use of his name spread throughout Europe.

The name has been used by kings of Scotland, Poland and Yugoslavia, emperors of Russia, and eight popes. Other notable bearers include English poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744), American statesman Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), Scottish-Canadian explorer Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1764-1820), Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), and Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), the Scottish-Canadian-American inventor of the telephone.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Alexandra
BULGARIAN: Aleksandra
CROATIAN: Aleksandra
CZECH: Alexandra
DANISH: Alexandra
DUTCH: Alexandra
ENGLISH: Alexandra, Alexandrea, Alexandria, Alexandrina
ESTONIAN: Aleksandra
FRENCH: Alexandra, Alexandrie, Alexandrine
GERMAN: Alexandra, Alexandrine
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Alexandra
GREEK: Alexandra
HUNGARIAN: Alexandra
ICELANDIC: Alexandra
IRISH: Alastríona
ITALIAN: Alessandra, Alexandra
MACEDONIAN: Aleksandra
NORWEGIAN: Alexandra
POLISH: Aleksandra
PORTUGUESE: Alexandra, Alexandrina
ROMANIAN: Alexandra
RUSSIAN: Aleksandra, Alexandra
SERBIAN: Aleksandra
SLOVAK: Alexandra
SLOVENE: Aleksandra
SPANISH: Alejandra, Alexandra
SWEDISH: Alexandra
UKRAINIAN: Aleksandra, Alexandra, Oleksandra
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
BULGARIAN: Aleksandrina, Sashka
CROATIAN: Sanda, Sandra, Saša
DANISH: Sandra
DUTCH: Alex, Sandra, Xandra
ENGLISH: Alex, Alexa, Alexina, Ali, Allie, Ally, Alyx, Lexa, Lexi, Lexie, Lexine, Lexy, Sandie, Sandra, Sandy, Sasha, Sondra, Zandra
FINNISH: Sandra
FRENCH: Sacha, Sandra, Sandrine, Sasha
GERMAN: Sandra, Sascha
HUNGARIAN: Szandra
ICELANDIC: Sandra
ITALIAN: Alessa, Sandra
LATVIAN: Sandra
LITHUANIAN: Sandra
MACEDONIAN: Sandra, Sashka
NORWEGIAN: Sandra
POLISH: Ola
PORTUGUESE: Sandra
ROMANIAN: Sanda, Sandra
RUSSIAN: Aleksandrina, Sanya, Sasha, Shura
SCOTTISH: Saundra
SERBIAN: Sandra, Saša
SLOVENE: Sandra, Saša
SPANISH: Ale, Sandra
SWEDISH: Sandra, Sassa
UKRAINIAN: Lesya, Sasha
MASCULINE FORMS
ALBANIAN: Aleksander, Skender
ANCIENT GREEK: Alexander, Alexandros
ARABIC: Iskandar
ARMENIAN: Aleksandr
BASQUE: Alesander
BELARUSIAN: Aliaksandr
BIBLICAL GREEK: Alexandros
BIBLICAL: Alexander
BULGARIAN: Aleksandar, Sasho
CATALAN: Àlex, Alexandre
CROATIAN: Aleksandar, Sandi, Saša
CZECH: Aleš, Alexandr
DANISH: Aleksander, Alex, Alexander, Sander
DUTCH: Alex, Alexander, Lex, Sander, Xander
ENGLISH: Al, Alec, Alex, Alexander, Lex, Sandy, Xander, Zander
ESPERANTO: Aleĉjo, Aleksandro
ESTONIAN: Aleksander
FINNISH: Ale, Aleksanteri, Samppa, Santeri, Santtu
FRENCH: Alex, Alexandre, Sacha, Sasha
GALICIAN: Alexandre
GEORGIAN: Aleksandre, Sandro
GERMAN: Alex, Alexander, Sascha
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Alexander, Alexandros
GREEK: Alexandros
HUNGARIAN: Alexander, Sándor, Sanyi
ICELANDIC: Alex, Alexander
INDONESIAN: Iskandar
IRISH: Alastar
ITALIAN: Ale, Alessandro, Alex, Sandro
LATVIAN: Aleksandrs
LITHUANIAN: Aleksandras
MACEDONIAN: Aca, Ace, Aco, Aleksandar, Sasho
MALAY: Iskandar
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Aleksandru
NORWEGIAN: Aleksander, Alex, Alexander, Sander
PASHTO: Sikandar
PERSIAN: Eskandar
POLISH: Aleks, Aleksander, Olek
PORTUGUESE: Alex, Alexandre, Xande, Xandinho
ROMANIAN: Alex, Alexandru, Sandu
RUSSIAN: Aleks, Aleksandr, Sanya, Sasha, Shura
SCOTTISH: Alasdair, Alastair, Alistair, Alister, Ally, Sawney
SERBIAN: Aca, Aco, Aleksandar, Saša
SLOVAK: Aleš, Alexander
SLOVENE: Aleks, Aleksander, Aleš, Sandi, Saša, Sašo
SPANISH: Ale, Alejandro
SWEDISH: Alex, Alexander, Sander
TURKISH: İskender
UKRAINIAN: Aleks, Aleksandr, Oleksander, Oleksandr, Oles, Sasha
URDU: Sikandar
YIDDISH: Sender