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Other Girls' Names:
Agnes
Alexandra
Alice, Al(l)ison
Anastasia
Andrea
Angela
Ann(e), Hannah
Antonia
Barbara
Beatrice
Bianca, Blanche
Brigid, Bridget
Carol(ine), Charlotte
Catherine, Kathryn etc.
Cecilia
Christina, Christa, Kristin etc.
Clare, Claire
Dorothy, Theodora
Elizabeth, Isabel(la), Lisa
Emily
Esther, Starr, Stella
Eve
Frances
Grace
Helen, Ellen
Jaclyn, Jacqueline
Jane, Joan
Josephine
Judith, Judy
Julia, Julie
Laura, Lauren
Lily
Louise
Lucy
Madeline
Margaret
Martha
Mary
Michaela
Natalie, Noelle
Nicole, Nicola
Paula, Pauline
Rachel
Rose
Sophie
Susan(na)
T(h)eresa |
Alexandra,
Alexis, Sandra
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from
a Greek, a feminine form of Alexander. It is made from the root
words alexein "to defend" and andros, "man;
warrior". Alexis is from the same root meaning "to defend."
Sandra is a short form that is used on its own now.
Pet forms: Ali,
Alex, Sandra, Xandra, Sandy, Lexy
Related Names:
Alexis, Alexa
Masculine forms: Alexander,
Alexis
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| Arabic† |
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| Armenian† |
. |
| Basque |
Alesandese |
| Breton |
Alix? |
| Bulgarian† |
Aleksandra,
Aleksandria |
| Catalan |
Alexandra |
| Croatian |
Aljekzandra |
| Czech |
Alexandra,
Lexa, Olexa |
| Danish |
Aleksandra |
| Dutch |
Alexandra |
| Estonian |
Aleksandra |
| Finnish |
Aleksandra, Alekka, Aleksanra |
| Flemish |
Sandrin, Sandryn |
| French |
Alexandrine,
Sandrine |
| Galician |
Alexandra |
| German |
Alexandra |
| Greek† |
Alexandra,
Aleka |
| Hawaiian |
Alekaneka |
| Hebrew**†
| Aleksandra |
| Hungarian |
Alexandra |
| Icelandic |
Alexandra,
Alexandría |
| Irish
Gaelic |
Alastríona |
| Italian |
Alessandra,
Alessia |
| Latvian |
Aleksandra
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| Lithuanian |
Aleksandrija,
Aleksa |
| Norwegian |
Alexandra,
Aleksandra |
| Polish |
Aleksandra |
| Portuguese |
Alexandrina |
| Romanian |
Alexandra, Alexandreina |
| Russian†
| Aleksandra |
| Scottish
Gaelic |
Leacsaidh,
Alexina (Scots) |
| Spanish |
Alejandra |
| Swedish |
Alexandra |
| Welsh |
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| Yiddish |
Aleksandra,
Aleksandrine |
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