Meaning and origin of Alexandra

Alexandra
Greek
Female
`Protector of Mankind `.
Meaning & Origin
Alexandra is a Greek girl name.
The meaning of the name is `Protector of Mankind `.
Where is it used?
The name Alexandra is mainly used in German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian and in Ancient Greek.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Oleksander (In Ukrainian)
Iskender (In Turkish)
Alejandro (In Spanish)
Alistair (In Scottish)
Alasdair (In Scottish)
Aleksandr (In Russian)
Alexandru (In Romanian)
Aleksander (In Polish, Croatian and in Serbian)
Sender (In Jewish)
Alessa (In Italian)
Alessandro (In Italian)
Alastar (In Irish)
Sándor (In Hungarian)
Alexandros (In Greek and in Ancient Greek)
Alexandre (In French, Portuguese and in Hungarian)
Aleksanteri (In Finnish)
Aleksandro (In Esperanto)
Alexandr (In Czech)
Aleksandar (In Bulgarian)
In combination with other names:
In English (Modern): Malandra (F)
If it's too long people might use
In Romanian: Sanda
In Polish: Olek
In Italian and in English: Sandra
In Finnish: Santeri
In English: Lex
In English: Alex
In English: Zander
In English: Alexa
In English: Lexa
In Dutch: Xandra
In Dutch: Xander
In Other languages: Zandra
For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish: Alejandra (F)
In Russian, Polish, Serbian and in Bulgarian: Aleksandra (F)
In Italian: Alessandra (F)
In English, German and in Dutch: Alexander (M)
In English: Alexandrea (F)
In English: Alexandria (F)
In Ancient Greek (Latinized): Alexius (M)
See also
In Scottish: Sawney
In Russian: Sasha (B)
In German: Sascha
In French: Sacha
In Esperanto: Alechjo (M)
In English, German and in Ancient Greek: Alexis
In English: Alix
In English: Sandie
In English: Lexine (F)
In English: Lexy (F)
In English: Alec (M)
In English: Sandy (B)
In English: Lexi (F)
In English: Lexie (F)
In English: Alyx
Stastics
The name Alexandra was given to 6647 babies in the USA in 2004. Alexandra was the number 102 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 6529 babies making it the number 37
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