Cassandra (name)
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| Pronunciation | /kəˈsændrə/ Greek: [kas:ándra] |
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek mythology |
| Meaning | the one who shines and excels over men[1] |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Casandra, Cassie, Casey, Sandra, Sandy |
Cassandra, also spelt Kassandra, is a given name of Greek origin. It is the feminine form of Cassander.[1] In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. She had the gift of prophecy, but was cursed so that none would believe her prophecies.
The name peaked in popularity in the United States in 1990 with over 7000 girls named Cassandra born that year; the name is now rarer in the US for babies, with only about 1000 given it in 2010.[2]
People[]
- Cassandra Austen (1773–1845), English artist and elder sister of Jane Austen
- Cassandra Bankson (born 1992), American model, student and YouTube personality
- Cassie Bernall (1981–1999), victim of the Columbine High School massacre
- Cassandra Clare (born 1973), American author
- Cassandra Pickett Durham (1824–1885), American physician and the first woman to earn a medical degree in the state of Georgia
- Cassie Jaye (born 1986), American actress and film director, known for the movie The Red Pill
- Cassandra Jean (born 1985), American actress, model, and beauty pageant queen
- Cassandra Kelly, Australian company director
- Cassandra Kelly (athlete) (born 1963), athlete from New Zealand
- Cassandra Lee Morris (born 1982), American voice actress
- Cassandra Lynn (1979–2014), American model
- Cassy O'Connor (born 1967), Australian politician
- Cassandra Peterson (born 1951), American actress
- Cassandra Ponti (born 1982), Filipino TV contestant
- Cassandra Potter (born 1981), American curler
- Cassie Scerbo (born 1990), American actress, singer and dancer
- Cassie Steele (born 1989), Canadian actress
- Cassandra Steen (born 1980), German singer
- Cassandra Trenary, American ballet dancer
- Cassie Ventura (born 1986), American singer
- Cassandra Whitehead (born 1985), American model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Cassandra Wilson (born 1955), American jazz singer
- Regina Cassandra (born 1990), Indian actress
Fictional characters[]
- Cassandra, one of the Jellicle cats in the musical Cats
- Cassandra, from the American animated television series Tangled: The Series
- Cassandra (Doctor Who), from the British science fiction television series
- Cassandra (Encantadia), in Etheria
- Cassandra (Stargate), in the American science fiction television series Stargate
- Cassie Ainsworth, in the television series Skins
- Cassandra Alexandra, Grecian character from the Soul series of fighting games
- Cassie Cage, Mortal Kombat character
- Cassandra Cain, one of the Batgirls in the DC Comics Universe
- Cassandra Cooper, adoptive daughter of the Ingalls family on the show Little House on the Prairie
- Cassandra Foster, on the American soap opera All My Children
- Cassandra Freedman, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Cassie Hack, in the Hack/Slash comic books
- Cassandra Lang, in the Marvel Comics universe
- Cassandra Mortmain, narrator of Dodie Smith's 1948 novel I Capture the Castle
- Cassandra Nova, Marvel supervillainess and the archenemy of Charles Xavier
- Cassie Palmer, in the Cassandra Palmer novel series
- Cassandra Pentaghast, in the Dragon Age franchise
- Cassandra "Cassie" Railly, a main character in the television series 12 Monkeys
- Cassandra Rawlins, from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), the current Wonder Girl in the DC Comics Universe
- Cassandra Spender, Patient X from The X-Files
- Cassandra Trelawney, ancestor of Sybill Trelawney, a character in the Harry Potter series
- Cassandra Trotter, from the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses
- Cassie Turner, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Cassie Layne Winslow, from the American daytime soap opera Guiding Light
- Kassandra, a playable character in Assassin's Creed Odyssey
References[]
- ^ a b "Cassander – Name's Meaning of Cassander". . Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ "Girl Name Cassandra – Trends, Comments and Popularity of Cassandra".
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