alexandretta
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.66 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name.
Example Sentences
- "From Miss Geraldine Alexandretta Talbot, 18 Shamrock Gardens, Troysburgh, N.B., to Miss Enid Vivienne Musgrave, 1 Leighton Place, Millais Road, North Hampstead, London, N.W."
- "The women are all single. They are Miss Hilda Johnsen, stewardess; Miss Alexandretta Rostron, assistant stewardess, and Lesa Berglend, mess girl."
- "Jeremy Billings and Julie Olsen, Hastings, a daughter, Alexandretta Jade, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999."
- "Michael is survived by his wife, Ginnette of Woodstock; his daughter, Alexandretta, 7; […]"
Etymology
From Latin Alexandretta and Byzantine Greek Ἀλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta), from Alexandria + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria”), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -ειᾰ (-eiă, “-ia: forming place names”). Equivalent to Alexandria + -etta. Doublet of Alexandria, Iskenderun, Kandahar, and Scandaroon.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Alexandretta, Ἀλεξανδρέττα, Ἀλεξάνδρεια
- Suffix: Alexandria, Alexandra