Alexandria (given name)
| Pronunciation | /ˌælɪɡˈzændriə/ or /-ˈzɑːnd-/[1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Ancient Greek |
| Meaning | "defender of mankind" or "defender of men" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | |
Alexandria is a feminine given name, derived from Alexander the Great and the towns he named, most notably the city of Alexandria, Egypt.[2]
Alexandria was the 257th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2017.[3] For the US in the years since 1900, it was most popular in 1993 when it ranked 69th. It was not in the top 1,000 girls baby names before 1969.
People named Alexandria[]
- Alexandria Anderson, American runner
- Alexandria Boehm, American scientist
- Alexandria Bombach, American filmmaker
- Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, American author
- Alexandria Haber, Canadian playwright
- Alexandria Karlsen, American actress
- Alexandria Maillot, Canadian actress
- Alexandria Mills, American beauty pageant winner
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician
- Alexandria Riordan, Polish-Irish-American figure skater
- Alexandria Smith, American artist
- Alexandria Town, Canadian wrestler
- Alexandria Villaseñor, American climate activist
See also[]
- Alexandrea Owens-Sarno, American actress
- All pages with titles beginning with Alexandria
- Alexandria (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ "Alexandria". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Popular Baby Names". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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