🔥Cassandra

cass-AN-dra
Greek
"shining or excelling man"

Cassandra Origin and Meaning

The name Cassandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "shining or excelling man".

The name of the tragic mythological Trojan princess who was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but was condemned never to be believed, Cassandra has been used for striking characters in movies and soap operas. Ethereal and delicate, Cassandra was in the Top 70 throughout the 1990s but is now descending in popularity.

Cassandra was the name of Jane Austen's mother, sister, and two cousins. Cassandra Wilkins is a character in John Dos Passon's novel Manhattan Transfer, but in the 2007 Woody Allen thriller, Cassandra's Dream, Cassandra was not the name of a person, but a sailboat. Currently, Cassandra Wilson is a noted jazz singer; Charlie Sheen has a daughter Cassandra born in the eighties.

Nicknames include Cass, Cassa, Cassie, Sandra, Sandy.

# 639 in the US

Cassandra Rank in US Top 1000

# 255 on Nameberry

Cassandra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Cassandra Popularity

Famous People Named Cassandra

  • Cassandra Wilson
    American jazz singer
  • Cassandra Clare
    pen name of Judith Rumelt, American novelist
  • Cassandra Lee Morris
    American voice actress
  • Cassandra Austen
    mother of novelist Jane Austen
  • Cassandra Austen
    elder sister of novelist Jane Austen
  • Cassandra Lynn (Hensley)
    American model
  • Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira
    Mistress of the Dark, American actress and TV presenter
  • Cassandra Ponti (born Lejanie Palma Anigan)
    Filipina actress and reality TV personality ("Pinoy Big Brother")
  • Cassandra Lynn "Cassie" Scerbo
    American actress
  • Cassandra Lily "Cassie" Patten
    English Olympic swimmer
  • Cassandra Rae "Cassie" Steele
    Canadian actress
  • Cassandra Bankson
    American model and YouTuber
  • Cassandra Steen
    German,American singer of band Glashaus
  • Cassandra Jean (Whitehead)
    American actress and model
  • Cassandra Jade Estevez
    daughter of actor Charlie Sheen
  • Cassandra "Casey" Jenner
    daughter of athlete/TV personality Caitlyn Jenner

Cassandra in Pop Culture

  • Cassandra
    Greek mythological prophetess cursed by Apollo to receive horrible prophesies and have none believe her after refusing his romantic advances.
  • Cassandra Wong
    character in the Wayne's World series
  • Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark
    third Wonder Girl from DC Comics
  • Cassandra Nova
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Cassandra Eleanor "Cassie" Lang aka Stature
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Cassandra "Cassie" Palmer
    title character in the series by Karen Chance
  • Cassandra "Cass
    " character in Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch
  • Cassandra "Cassie" Railly
    main character on TV's 12 Monkeys
  • Cassandra Rawlins
    character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
  • Cassandra "Cass" Freedman
    character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
  • Cassandra "Cassie" Turner
    character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
  • Cassandra Foster
    character on American soap "All My Children"
  • Cassandra Anne Spender
    character on TV's "The X,Files"
  • Cassandra "Cass
    " character from Disney's 'Tangled: the Series'
  • Cassandra
    character in musical 'Cats'
  • Cassandra "Cassie" Hack
    character in the Hack/Slash comic book series
  • Cassandra "Cassie" Ainsworth
    character on TV's "Skins"
  • Cassandra Cooper Ingalls
    character on TV's "Little House on the Prairie"
  • Cassandra Louise Trotter
    character on British TV series "Only Fools and Horses"
  • Cassandra "Cassie
    " character in "Beautiful" by Amy Reed
  • Cassandra
    psychic cleaning lady in Christopher Durang's "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
  • Cassandra
    character on TV's 'Doctor Who'
  • Cassandra Trelawney
    character in the Harry Potter series
  • Cassandra
    main character in "The Glittering Lights" by Barbara Cartland
  • Cassandra 'Cassi' July
    dance teacher on TV's "Glee"
  • Cassandra "Cass"
    a character in "The Forest of Hands and Teeth", by Carrie Ryan
  • Cassandra Allegra Portia Calogera Filomena Pentaghast
    a major character featured throughout the video game series "Dragon Age," as well as the movie "Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker."
  • Cassandra Alexandra
    character in 'Soul Calibur' video games
  • Cassandra Goth
    character in "The Sims" (1,2,4) video/computer games
  • Cassandra 'Cassie' Cage
    character in Mortal Kombat X video game
  • Cassandra Perkins
    character on TV's "Famous in Love"
  • Cassandra Mortmain
    main character and narrator of novel "I Capture the Castle"
  • 'Cassandra'
    song by Abba
  • Cassandra 'Cass' Parker
    character in television's 'Prisoner Cell Block H'.
  • Cassandra Bowden
    main character in the upcoming TV series "The Flight Attendant" played by actress Kaley Cuoco
  • Cassandra Cillian
    character in the TNT series "The Librarians" played by Lindy Booth