Aleksandra

See also: Aleksandrā and Aleksandrą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra).

Proper noun

Aleksandra

1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra)

   Aleksandra Skochilenko, b. 1990

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlekˈsɑnd̥rɑ/, [ɑlekˈsɑnd̥rɑ]

Proper noun

Aleksandra

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra
2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra) (common among Estonian Russians).

Related terms

• Sandra

Faroese

Proper noun

Aleksandra f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Aleksandra: Aleksandruson
• daughter of Aleksandra: Aleksandrudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Aleksandra
accusative	Aleksandru
dative	Aleksandru
genitive	Aleksandru

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Cognate with English Alexandra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑleksɑndrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝le̞kˌs̠ɑ̝n.drɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑn.drɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): A‧lek‧sand‧ra

Proper noun

Aleksandra

1. a female given name
   • 1990, Tuula-Liina Varis, Vauvat yhdentyvät Eurooppaan, Suomen Kuvalehti, 30 (27.7.)1990:

     Koreita nimiä ku köyhän kakaroilla, sanottiin ennen. Köyhällä ei muuta koreata ollut lapselleen antaa. Itsellenikin on läheinen lounaissuomalainen maatyöläisen pesue, jossa suomalaisen nimen peräkaneettina vilisi Wilhelmiinaa, Aleksandraa ja Amandaa, jopa Dagmar. Suuresti epäilen, osasiko kumpikaan vanhemmista sitä lausua.

     Such rich names for such poor children, as we used to say. The only rich thing a poor person had was the name they could give ot their child. I knew very well a southwestern family living off the land, where their Finnish names were followed by Wilhelmina, Aleksandra, Amanda, even Dagmar. I have my doubts about whether either of the parents even could pronounce those correctly.

Declension

Inflection of Aleksandra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Aleksandra	Aleksandrat
genitive		Aleksandran	Aleksandrojen
partitive		Aleksandraa	Aleksandroja
illative		Aleksandraan	Aleksandroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Aleksandra	Aleksandrat
accusative	nom.	Aleksandra	Aleksandrat
	gen.	Aleksandran
genitive		Aleksandran	Aleksandrojen Aleksandrain rare
partitive		Aleksandraa	Aleksandroja
inessive		Aleksandrassa	Aleksandroissa
elative		Aleksandrasta	Aleksandroista
illative		Aleksandraan	Aleksandroihin
adessive		Aleksandralla	Aleksandroilla
ablative		Aleksandralta	Aleksandroilta
allative		Aleksandralle	Aleksandroille
essive		Aleksandrana	Aleksandroina
translative		Aleksandraksi	Aleksandroiksi
abessive		Aleksandratta	Aleksandroitta
instructive		—	Aleksandroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Aleksandra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Aleksandrani Aleksandrani accusative nom. Aleksandrani Aleksandrani gen. Aleksandrani genitive Aleksandrani Aleksandrojeni Aleksandraini rare partitive Aleksandraani Aleksandrojani inessive Aleksandrassani Aleksandroissani elative Aleksandrastani Aleksandroistani illative Aleksandraani Aleksandroihini adessive Aleksandrallani Aleksandroillani ablative Aleksandraltani Aleksandroiltani allative Aleksandralleni Aleksandroilleni essive Aleksandranani Aleksandroinani translative Aleksandrakseni Aleksandroikseni abessive Aleksandrattani Aleksandroittani instructive — — comitative — Aleksandroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Aleksandrasi Aleksandrasi accusative nom. Aleksandrasi Aleksandrasi gen. Aleksandrasi genitive Aleksandrasi Aleksandrojesi Aleksandraisi rare partitive Aleksandraasi Aleksandrojasi inessive Aleksandrassasi Aleksandroissasi elative Aleksandrastasi Aleksandroistasi illative Aleksandraasi Aleksandroihisi adessive Aleksandrallasi Aleksandroillasi ablative Aleksandraltasi Aleksandroiltasi allative Aleksandrallesi Aleksandroillesi essive Aleksandranasi Aleksandroinasi translative Aleksandraksesi Aleksandroiksesi abessive Aleksandrattasi Aleksandroittasi instructive — — comitative — Aleksandroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Aleksandramme Aleksandramme accusative nom. Aleksandramme Aleksandramme gen. Aleksandramme genitive Aleksandramme Aleksandrojemme Aleksandraimme rare partitive Aleksandraamme Aleksandrojamme inessive Aleksandrassamme Aleksandroissamme elative Aleksandrastamme Aleksandroistamme illative Aleksandraamme Aleksandroihimme adessive Aleksandrallamme Aleksandroillamme ablative Aleksandraltamme Aleksandroiltamme allative Aleksandrallemme Aleksandroillemme essive Aleksandranamme Aleksandroinamme translative Aleksandraksemme Aleksandroiksemme abessive Aleksandrattamme Aleksandroittamme instructive — — comitative — Aleksandroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Aleksandranne Aleksandranne accusative nom. Aleksandranne Aleksandranne gen. Aleksandranne genitive Aleksandranne Aleksandrojenne Aleksandrainne rare partitive Aleksandraanne Aleksandrojanne inessive Aleksandrassanne Aleksandroissanne elative Aleksandrastanne Aleksandroistanne illative Aleksandraanne Aleksandroihinne adessive Aleksandrallanne Aleksandroillanne ablative Aleksandraltanne Aleksandroiltanne allative Aleksandrallenne Aleksandroillenne essive Aleksandrananne Aleksandroinanne translative Aleksandraksenne Aleksandroiksenne abessive Aleksandrattanne Aleksandroittanne instructive — — comitative — Aleksandroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Aleksandransa Aleksandransa accusative nom. Aleksandransa Aleksandransa gen. Aleksandransa genitive Aleksandransa Aleksandrojensa Aleksandrainsa rare partitive Aleksandraansa Aleksandrojaan Aleksandrojansa inessive Aleksandrassaan Aleksandrassansa Aleksandroissaan Aleksandroissansa elative Aleksandrastaan Aleksandrastansa Aleksandroistaan Aleksandroistansa illative Aleksandraansa Aleksandroihinsa adessive Aleksandrallaan Aleksandrallansa Aleksandroillaan Aleksandroillansa ablative Aleksandraltaan Aleksandraltansa Aleksandroiltaan Aleksandroiltansa allative Aleksandralleen Aleksandrallensa Aleksandroilleen Aleksandroillensa essive Aleksandranaan Aleksandranansa Aleksandroinaan Aleksandroinansa translative Aleksandrakseen Aleksandraksensa Aleksandroikseen Aleksandroiksensa abessive Aleksandrattaan Aleksandrattansa Aleksandroittaan Aleksandroittansa instructive — — comitative — Aleksandroineen Aleksandroinensa

Related terms

• Sanni
• Aleksanteri

Statistics

• Aleksandra is the 435^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 880 female individuals (and as a middle name to 13,705 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 5 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Latgalian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Compare Latvian Aleksandrs.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧le‧ksan‧dra

Proper noun

Aleksandra m

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek; Alexander

Declension

Declension of Aleksandra (type 4 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	Aleksandra	—
genitive	Aleksandrys, Aleksandras1)	—
dative	Aleksandrai, Aleksandram	—
accusative	Aleksandru	—
instrumental	Aleksandru	—
locative	Aleksandrā	—
vocative	Aleksandra, Aleksandr	—
1) dialectal

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 24

Latvian

Etymology 1

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1879. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Cognate to English Alexandra.

Proper noun

Aleksandra f (4th declension)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek
2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra), equivalent to Alexandra.
3. A respelling of the English, Czech, Danish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, or Swedish female given name Alexandra.

Declension

Declension of Aleksandra (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	Aleksandra	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	Aleksandru	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	Aleksandras	—
dative (datīvs)	Aleksandrai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	Aleksandru	—
locative (lokatīvs)	Aleksandrā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	Aleksandra	—

Related terms

• Aleksandrīna, Sanda, Sandra, Zanda

Etymology 2

From Aleksandrs.

Proper noun

Aleksandra m

1. genitive singular of Aleksandrs

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Aleksandra was the only given name of 7260 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Aleksandra f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lɛkˈsan.dra/

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• Rhymes: -andra
• Syllabification: A‧lek‧san‧dra

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Alexandra, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra).

Proper noun

Aleksandra f (male equivalent Aleksander, diminutive Ola or Olka)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra

Declension

Declension of Aleksandra

	singular	plural
nominative	Aleksandra	Aleksandry
genitive	Aleksandry	Aleksander
dative	Aleksandrze	Aleksandrom
accusative	Aleksandrę	Aleksandry
instrumental	Aleksandrą	Aleksandrami
locative	Aleksandrze	Aleksandrach
vocative	Aleksandro	Aleksandry

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Aleksandra m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of Aleksander

Further reading

• Aleksandra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alěksaːndra/

Proper noun

Alèksāndra f (Cyrillic spelling Алѐкса̄ндра)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra

Declension

    Declension of Aleksandra

	singular	plural
nominative	Aleksandra	Aleksandre
genitive	Aleksandre	Aleksandra
dative	Aleksandri	Aleksandrama
accusative	Aleksandru	Aleksandre
vocative	Aleksandro	Aleksandre
locative	Aleksandri	Aleksandrama
instrumental	Aleksandrom	Aleksandrama

Further reading

• “Aleksandra”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024