Alexandra

Meaning

1. 54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
2. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
3. A town in Otago, New Zealand.
4. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
5. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.

Etymology / origin

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).

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