Alexandra Explained

Alexandra
Pronunciation:
Gender:Female
Meaning:"Defender, protector of mankind"
Language:From the Greek Alexandra, the female form of Alexandros, from alexein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and aner meaning "man"
Name Day:August 30
See also:Alejandra, Aleksandra, Alissandra, Alessandra, Oleksandra, Alexandrine, Alex, Alexa, Alexis, Cassandra, Kassandra, Lexi, Lexie, Lexa, Alessia, Alessiya, Alesiya, Olesia, Olesiya, Olessiya, Sandra, Sandrna, Sandrine, Sally, Sandy, Sendy, Shandy, Sasha, Shura, Xandra, Ksandra.
The name Alexandria is similar, though itself means "land, place of Alexander".

Alexandra is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander .[1] Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἀλέξειν (; meaning 'to defend') and Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἀνήρ (; GEN Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἀνδρός, ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man".[2] The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek (or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.[3] Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hanks, Patrick . Patrick Hanks . Hardcastle . Kate . Hodges . Flavia . A Dictionary of First Names . . Oxford paperback reference . 2006 . 978-0-19-861060-1 . 67869278 . 52 . 5 May 2019.
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  3. Tablet MY V 659 (61). Web site: The Linear B word a-re-ka-sa-da-ra . Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages. Web site: MY 659 V (61) . DĀMOS Database of Mycenaean at Oslo . University of Oslo. Web site: Raymoure . K.A. . a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe . Deaditerranean. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Book: Chadwick, John . The Mycenaean World . John Chadwick . New York . Cambridge University Press . 1976 . 1999.

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