Alexandria (given name)

Alexandria
Pronunciation	/ˌælɪɡˈzændriə, -ˈzɑːn-/ AL-ig-ZA(H)N-dree-ə
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Ancient Greek
Meaning	"defender of mankind" or "defender of men"
Other names
Related names	Alex; Alexa; Alexander; Alexandra; Lexi;

Alexandria is a feminine given name, derived from Alexander the Great and the towns he named, most notably the city of Alexandria, Egypt.^[2]

Alexandria was the 352nd most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2021.^[3] For the US in the years since 1900, it was most popular in 1993 when it ranked 69th. It was not in the top 1,000 girls' baby names before 1969.

People named Alexandria

Alexandria Anderson (born 1987), American runner
Alexandria Boehm, American scientist
Alexandria Bombach, American filmmaker
Alexandria Constantinova Szeman (born 1956), American author
Alexandria Haber, Canadian playwright
Alexandria Karlsen (born 1978), American actress
Alexandria Loutitt (born 2004), Canadian ski jumper
Alexandria Maillot, Canadian actress
Alexandria Mills (born 1992), American beauty pageant winner
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989), American politician
Alexandria Riordan (born 1990), American figure skater
Alexandria Smith, American artist
Alexandria Town (born 1995), Canadian wrestler
Alexandria Villaseñor (born 2005), American climate activist
Alexandria Wailes (born 1975), American actress

References

^ "Alexandria". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Popular Baby Names". Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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[1] "Alexandria". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[Hanks_Hardcastle_Hodges_2006-2] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[3] "Popular Baby Names". Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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Origin
Pronunciation	/ˌælɪɡˈzændriə, -ˈzɑːn-/ AL-ig-ZA(H)N-dree-ə^[1]
Gender	Female
Word/name	Ancient Greek
Meaning	"defender of mankind" or "defender of men"
Other names
Related names	Alex Alexa Alexander Alexandra Lexi

People named Alexandria

See also

References