Meaning of name Alexandra
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Meaning 
The name Alexandra has the following meaning: Defender of mankind. A feminine version of the name Alexander. It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Pronunciation  The name Alexandra is pronounced as ah-lex-zan-druh
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Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Alexandra: Alaxandra, Alecsandra, Aleczandra, Alejandra, Aleksandra, Alesandra, Alessandra, Alexa, Alexanda, Alexande, Alexandera, Alexandere, Alexandrea, Alexandreana, Alexandretta, Alexandria, Alexane, Alexea, Alexene, Alexes, Alexi, Alexia, Alexus, Alexxandra, Alexys, Alexzandra, Alissandre, Alissandrine, Alix, Alixandra, Allessa, Allessandra, Allex, Allexa, Allexandra, Allexandrina, Allexina, Allexine, Allix, Alyx, Alyxandra, Cesya, Etena, Lesy, Lesya, Lexandra, Lexi (Greek), Lexie (Greek), Lexy, Lissandre, Lissandrine, Sandi, Sandie, Sandye, Sanndra, Sasha (Russian), Sondra, Xandra, Xandy, Zandy, Zohndra, Zondra
Nicknames  Common nicknames for the name Alexandra are: Alex, Sandy, Allie
Style 
We think the name Alexandra should fall under the following style category: Ladylike. See other Ladylike girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Alexandra to be: Attractive and wealthy womanIn one word, you might describe Alexandra as a(n) " attractive" person. See other "attractive" names for girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Alexandra is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 38 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2006, the name Alexandra fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2006, by 3 places. For the Year 2006, it ranked 40 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Alexandra in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Alexandra (or its variants) are: Alexandra 'Sasha' Zaretski, born on 23 December, a famous Athlete. Alexandra 'Sasha' Zaretski's background: An Israeli ice dancer. Alexandra Feodorovna, born on 13 July, a famous Royalty. Alexandra Feodorovna's background: Empress consort of Russia. She was the wife of Tsar Nicholas I, and mother of Tsar Alexander II. Alexandra Papageorgiou, born on 17 December, a famous Athlete. Alexandra Papageorgiou's background: A Greek hammer thrower.
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