How do you pronounce Alexandria?

Alexandria is pronounced al-ig-ZAN-dree-ə.

What is the origin of Alexandria?

Alexandria is of Greek origin, from Greek;Egyptian culture.

Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Alexandria

al-ig-ZAN-dree-ə · 10 letters · 5 syllables

What it means

Defender, feminine of Alexander; also a place name

Language

Greek

Culture

Greek;Egyptian

Religion

Christian

Style era

modern

Themes

Greek · place name

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#463

2024 births675

Peak year1993

First appeared1902

Total US births103,886

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

AlexLexiAli

Alternate spellings

AlexandraAlexandrea

In other languages

Alessandra (Italian)Alejandra (Spanish)Aleksandra (Russian)

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Notable people named Alexandria

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (politician)

Alexandria Mills (Miss World)

Alexandria DeBerry (actress)

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