Aleksandra

Aleksandrā Aleksandrą English Etymology en :bor ru:Алекса́ндра + 1 Proper noun en rsk,ru Александра female given name Aleksandra Skochilenko Aleksandra Skochilenko, b. 1990 Estonian Pronunciation alekˈsandra Proper noun et proper noun et female Alexandra et ru Алекса́ндра female given name (common among Estonian Russians). Related terms et Sandra Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Alexandra Usage notes f Aleksandruson Aleksandrudóttir Declension Aleksandra Aleksandru Aleksandru Aleksandru Finnish Etymology Ultimately from fi grc Ἀλεξάνδρα, perhaps popularized via fi ru Алекса́ндра; a feminine form of fi Aleksanteri. Cognate with en Alexandra. Pronunciation Proper noun fi female Greek fi 1990 w:fi:Tuula-Liina Varis Vauvat yhdentyvät Eurooppaan, Suomen Kuvalehti 30 (27.7.)1990 Koreita nimiä ku köyhän kakaroilla, sanottiin ennen. Köyhällä ei muuta koreata ollut lapselleen antaa. Itsellenikin on läheinen lounaissuomalainen maatyöläisen pesue, jossa suomalaisen nimen peräkaneettina vilisi Wilhelmiinaa, Aleksandraa ja Amandaa, jopa Dagmar. Suuresti epäilen, osasiko kumpikaan vanhemmista sitä lausua. Such rich names for such poor children, as we used to say. The only rich thing a poor person had was the name they could give ot their child. I knew very well a southwestern family living off the land, where their Finnish names were followed by Wilhelmina, Aleksandra, Amanda, even Dagmar. I have my doubts about whether either of the parents even could pronounce those correctly. Declension Aleksandr a Related terms fi Sanni fi Aleksanteri Statistics dvv_20250813 970 14251 419 1 References Latgalian Etymology Ultimately from ltg grc Ἀλέξανδρος. Compare lv Aleksandrs. Pronunciation ltg ltg A le ksan dra Proper noun ltg proper noun m ltg male Ancient Greek; Alexander Declension 1 sg References 24 Latvian Etymology 1 First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1879. Ultimately from lv grc Ἀλεξάνδρα. Cognate to en Alexandra. Proper noun f 4th lv female Ancient Greek lv ru Алекса́ндра female given name Alexandra lv en,cs,da,fr,de,no,pt,ro,sk,sv Alexandra female given name Declension Aleksandr a 4th no-pl proper Related terms lv Aleksandrīna, lv Sanda, lv Sandra, lv Zanda Etymology 2 From lv Aleksandrs. Proper noun lv proper noun m lv Aleksandrs gen s References Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0 Population Register of Latvia: Aleksandra was the only given name of 7260 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers. lv proper noun forms Lithuanian Pronunciation Aleksándra Proper noun lt proper noun f lt female Alexandra Norwegian Bokmål Alexandra,no:Aleksandra Alternative forms nb Alexandra common variant spelling Etymology A Nordic spelling variant of nb Alexandra, corresponding to the feminine counterpart of nb Aleksander. The underlying name is nb la Alexandra female given name, from nb grc Ἀλεξάνδρα Alexándra, the feminine form of grc Ἀλέξανδρος Aléxandros male given name. It is traditionally analysed as grc ἀλέξω aléxō to ward off, defend and grc ἀνήρ anḗr man, genitive grc ἀνδρός andrós, hence “defender of men” or “protector of men”. In Norway, possibly 1817 1; the identification of the earliest bearer is uncertain. Compare da Aleksandra, sv Aleksandra, fi Aleksandra and en Alexandra female given name. Pronunciation nb /a.lɛkˈsan.dra/ nb andra 4 nb Alexandra nb A lek san dra Proper noun nb proper noun nb female Latin < Ancient Greek Alexandra, the feminine counterpart of nb Aleksander. Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Aleksandra is 17 February, shared with nb Sandra and nb Sondre. Derived terms nb Aleks short form, nickname or pet form nb Alex short form, nickname or pet form nb Sandra short form Statistics In 2022, 1,910 women in Norway had nb Aleksandra as their sole or first given name, according to data from Statistics Norway.“10501: Persons, by year and first name”, Statistics Norway; also reported in “Aleksandra” in Store norske leksikon. References “Aleksandra” in Store norske leksikon “Aleksandra” at Nordic Names Alexandra Aleksandra no Polish pl: Pronunciation Pl-Aleksandra.ogg Etymology 1 pl :lbor la:Alexandra<ety:der<grc:Ἀλεξάνδρα>> + + Sandra Proper noun f Ola,Olka Aleksander pl female Alexandra Declension Aleksander Etymology 2 pl 1 Proper noun pl proper noun form m-pr pl Aleksander gen//acc s Further reading Serbo-Croatian Etymology From sh Aleksandar -a. Pronunciation Alèksāndra Proper noun Alèksāndra f sh female Alexandra Declension Aleksandr Further reading Slovene Etymology From sl Aleksándər -a. Pronunciation Alèksāndra Proper noun Aleksandra f sl female Alexandra