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Alexandra

//ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə// name

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  1. 1
    A female given name from Ancient Greek. countable, uncountable

    "Sea-king's daughter from over the sea, / Alexandra! / Saxon and Norman and Dane are we, / But all of us Danes in our welcome of thee, / Alexandra!"

  2. 2
    54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A town in Otago, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enemies]”). The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).

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