Allegra

Italian

"joyous"

Allegra Origin and Meaning

The name Allegra is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "joyous".

In music, the term allegro means "quickly, lively tempo," which makes this quintessential Bohemian ballet dancer's name all the more appealing. Allegra is one of the most distinctive yet accessible girl names starting with A.

One of the most creative sounding of names, Allegra has been associated with the American prima ballerina Allegra Kent, and has been chosen as a first or middle name for their daughters by poets George Gordon, Lord Byron and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as well as by R. Buckminster Fuller and Donatella Versace. Caveat: There is that current connection to the allergy medication.

Allegra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 629 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Allegra

• 629 Nameberry 2025
• 695 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Allegra

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• Marisol
• Marceline
• Mirabel
• Seraphine
• Eleonora
• Odessa
• Sabina
• Lavinia
• Delia
• Cosette
• Lenore
• Sabine
• Petra
• Lucienne
• Rhiannon
• Siobhan

Famous People Named Allegra

• Allegra Kent American ballet dancer
• Allegra Versace Beck Italian heiress
• Allegra Huston American writer; sister of Anjelica Huston
• Allegra Goodman American writer
• (Clara) Allegra Byron daughter of poet Lord Byron
• Alice Allegra Englert actress; daughter of film director Jane Campion
• Allegra Penelope Overton (b. 2007) daughter of TV journalist Jessica Rowe and Peter Overton
• Allegra Fuller Snyder American dance ethnologist and choreographer
• Allegra Elizabeth Jane Stratton British journalist
• Allegra Sarah Bazzett McEvedy English chef
• Allegra Curtis American actress

The name Allegra in Pop Culture

• Allegra musical term
• Allegra Sauvagess character from the video game series SSX
• Allegra an allergy medication
• Allegra Cole from the movie "Hitch"
• Allegra Hunt on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Allegra character TV's "Allegra's Window"
• Allegra Shapiro main character in Virginia Euwer Wolff's "The Mozart Season"
• Allegra Vand character in Cynthia Ozick's "Trust"
• Allegra character in the Love Island mobile game
• Allegra the main character on the 1994–1996 Nick Jr. television series "Allegra's Window"
• Allegra Geller character from "Existenz"