Alexandra

Greek, feminine form of Alexander
"defending men"

Alexandra Origin and Meaning

The name Alexandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "defending men".

Alexandra fell out of the Top 100 for the first time since 1983 in 2015 but is still a popular choice. Strong, tasteful, and elegant, Alexandra remains a chic modern classic with a solid historic pedigree.

Alexandra is the feminine form of Alexander, which ultimately derived from the Greek components alexein, meaning "to defend," and anēr, "man." In Greek mythology, Alexandra was an epithet of the goddess Hera.

Alexandra was made fashionable in the English-speaking world by the Danish princess who married England's King Edward VII in 1863, and there have been other royal bearers in both Britain and Russia. Alexandra is the present queen's first middle name. Widely used in Russia, Alexandras can be found in the works of Dostoevsky and Chekhov.

International variations include Alessandra and Alejandra. Alexandra offers an array of softer nicknames, from the gender-neutral Alex to the bouncy Lexi to the more dramatic Xandra.

# 204 in the US

Alexandra Rank in US Top 1000

# 215 on Nameberry

Alexandra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Alexandra Popularity

Famous People Named Alexandra

  • Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark
    Queen consort of Edward VII of the UK
  • Alexandra
    Princess of Greece and Denmark, Queen consort of Peter II of Yugoslavia
  • Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel
    The Hon. Lady Ogilvy, granddaughter of King George V; cousin of Elizabeth II
  • Alexandra Christina Manley
    Countess of Fredericksborg; ex,wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark
  • Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff; Duchess of Fife; Princess Arthur of Connaught
    granddaughter of Edward VII
  • Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria of Saxe
    Coburg and Gotha, Princess consort of Hohenlohe,Langenburg; granddaughter of Queen Victoria
  • Alexandra Friederike Henriette
    Princess of Saxe,Altenburg, Grand Duchess Konstantin Iosifovna of Russia
  • Alexandra Rosemarie Ingrid Benedikte
    Princess of Sayn,Wittgenstein,Berleburg, Countess von Pfeil und Klein,Ellguth
  • Alexandra Victoria Augusta Leopoldine Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmina
    Princess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Glücksburg
  • Alexandra Nicole Chando
    American actress
  • Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke
    English singer,songwriter
  • Alexandra Anna Daddario
    American actress and model
  • Alexandra du Bois
    American composer and violinist
  • Alexandra Vyacheslavovna Trusova
    Russian figure skater
  • Alexandra Patricia "Alex" Morgan
    American soccer player
  • Alexandra "Aly" Raisman
    American gymnast
  • Alexandra Jane Paul
    Canadian ice dancer
  • Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova
    Russian ice dancer
  • Oleksandra (Alexandra) Yevhenivna Nazarova
    Ukrainian ice dancer
  • Alexandra Elizabeth Paul
    American actress
  • Alexandra Fusai
    French tennis player
  • Alexandra Benjamin Krosney
    American actress
  • Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston
    British actress
  • Alexandra Hetherington "Alex" Breckenridge
    American actress
  • Alexandra Adornetto
    Australian novelist
  • Alexandra Blaire "Ali" Krieger
    American soccer player
  • Alexandra Leigh "Alex" Winston
    American singer
  • Alexandra Park
    Australian actress
  • Alexandra Linsley "Allie" Long
    American soccer player
  • Alexandra Barreto
    American actress
  • Alexandra Elene "Sandy" Maclean Denny
    English singer of Fairport Convention
  • Alexandra Popp
    German football player
  • Alexandra Virina "Alex" Scott
    English football player
  • Alexandra Lowe "Ali" Riley
    New Zealand football player
  • Alexandra Agiurgiuculese
    Italian Rhythmic Gymnast
  • Alexandra Kis
    Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
  • Alexandra Shipp
    American actress
  • Alexandra Bertrand
    daughter of singer Ray Charles
  • Alexandra "Xan" Cassavetes
    American actress; daughter of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands
  • Alexandra Exton Reeve (b. 1983)
    daughter of actor Christopher Reeve
  • Alexandra Nicole Richards (b. 1986)
    daughter of guitarist Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones
  • Alexandra "Ali" Gibb (b. 1991)
    daughter of singer Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees
  • Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine (b. 1991)
    Princess of Luxembourg; daughter of Grand Duke Henri
  • Alexandra Noel "Alex" McCarthy (b. 1992)
    daughter of NFL coach Mike McCarthy
  • Alexandra "Lexie" Kelly Wainwright (b. 1993)
    daughter of singer Loudon Wainwright III and actress Ritamarie Kelly
  • Alexandra Baldwin (b. 1994)
    daughter of actor Daniel Baldwin
  • Alexandra Louise Astin (b. 1996)
    daughter of actor Sean Astin and beauty queen Christine Harrell
  • Alexandra "Ally" Romano (b. 1997)
    daughter of actor/comedian Ray Romano
  • Alexandra Leopoldine Moncada (b. 1998)
    daughter of Princess Marie,Esméralda of Belgium
  • Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia
    Princess of Hanover (b. 1999), daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Prince Ernst August of Hanover
  • Alexandra Osteen (b. 1999)
    daughter of televangelist Joel Osteen
  • Alexandra Belyavskaya (b. 2003)
    daughter of actor Aleksandr Belyavsky
  • Alexandra Charmaine Maureen Schella (b. 2006)
    daughter of TV journalist Catherine Clark and Chad Schella; granddaughter of former Canadian PM Joe Clark
  • Alexandra Red Holland (b. 2013)
    daughter of Sydney Holland, herself the ex,girlfriend of mogul Sumner Redstone
  • Alexandra Kalliope Falcone (b. 2014)
    daughter of TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos and Jon Falcone
  • Alexandra Kiroi
    Bogatyreva, Australian rhythmic gymnast
  • Alexandra Rachael Rabe (b. 2012)
    American child actress

Alexandra in Pop Culture

  • Alexandra “Alex” Parrish
    character on TV’s “Quantico”
  • Alexandra Margarita "Alex" Russo
    character on TV's 'Wizards of Waverly Place"
  • Alexandra "Alex" Rousseau
    character on TV's "Lost".
  • Alexandra "Alex" Cabot
    character on TV's "Law & Order: SVU"
  • Alexandra "Alex" Blake
    character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
  • Alexandra Caroline "Lexie" Grey
    character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
  • Alexandra
    daughter of Cinderella & the Prince on TV's "Once Upon A Time"
  • Alexandra Marie "Sasha" Andrews
    character in "Zoya" by Danielle Steel
  • Alexandra "Alex" Cahill
    character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
  • Alexandra Anastasia "Alex" Dunphy
    character on TV's "Modern Family"
  • Alexandra Cabot
    character in the Josie & the Pussycats series
  • Alexandra Finch Hancock
    Atticus' sister in book/film "To Kill a Mockingbird"
  • Alexandra "Alex" Eames
    character on TV's "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"
  • Alexandra "Alex" Danvers
    character on TV's "Supergirl"
  • Alexandra "Alex"
    character in "Oxenfree"
  • Alexandra "Alex" Borgia
    character on TV's "Law&Order"
  • Alexandra “Alex” Crane
    character on TV’s “Star”