Meaning and origin of Alexandra

Alexandra is the feminine version of the given name Alexander. The earliest attested record of the name is the Mycenaean Alexandra, written in Linear B (The Mycenaean World, by John Chadwick, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1976, 1999). It can refer to:
People
Alexandra or Cassandra
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg
Alexandra of Berleburg
Alexandra of Denmark, consort of King Edward VII of the UK
Alexandra of Hesse, consort of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
Alexandra Dahlström, a Swedish actress
Alexandra David-Néel, a French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer
Alexandra Tydings, an American actress
Alexandra O'Brien, a mathematical genius
Doris Nefedov, a German singer who performed under the stage name "Alexandra"
Alexandra Tolstaya, daughter of Leo Tolstoy

Fictional
Alexandra Borgia, a fictional prosecutor in Law & Order
Alexandra Cabot, a fictional prosecutor in Law & Order: SVU and Conviction
Alexandra Eames, a fictional detective in Law & Order: CI'
Alexandra Ramirez, a fictional forensic pathologist from Florida State University. Also known as the "defender of mankind".

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
Alexandra Ramirez, a forensic pathologist studying undergrad at Florida State University, Tallahassee Florida, 2007. Also known as the "defender of mankind".

Other
Alexandra, a genus of flowering plants
HMY Alexandra, British royal yacht
HMS Alexandra (1875), British Victorian-era ironclad battleship
54 Alexandra, an asteroid
Alexandra (1905 automobile), an early British automobile

See also
Alessandra
Alexandria
Sandra
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