alexandra
/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.53 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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!"
- "'I had a Christmas card from someone calling herself Alex the year before last,' Daniel said. 'I couldn't think who it was.' 'Oh, yes, she's changed again,' Alice said. 'I never got used to Alexandra, either. It never occurred to me that Sandra was short for Alexandra - anyway, she's Sandra on her birth certificate.'"
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).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ἀλεξάνδρα
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/
- British English: /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/