Editing Alexandra (section)

{{About|the human name}}
{{Infobox given name
| name                 = Aleksandra
| pronunciation        = {{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|l|ɪ|ɡ|ˈ|z|æ|n|d|r|ə|,_|-|ˈ|z|ɑː|n|-}}<br />{{respell|AL|ig|ZA(H)N|drə}}
| gender               = Female
| meaning              = "Defender, protector of mankind"
| language             = From the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''Aleksandra'', the female form of ''Alexandros'', from ''alexein'' meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and ''aner'' meaning "man"
| name day             = August 30
| seealso              = [[Alejandra]], Aleksandra, Alissandra, Alessandra, Oleksandra, [[Alexandrine (disambiguation)|Alexandrine]], [[Alex]], [[Alexa (name)|Alexa]], [[Alexis (given name)|Alexis]], [[Cassandra (given name)|Cassandra]], [[Kassandra (disambiguation)|Kassandra]], [[Lexi]], [[Lexie]], [[Lexa (name)|Lexa]], [[Alessia]], Alessiya, Alesiya, Olesia, Olesiya, Olessiya, [[Sandra (given name)|Sandra]], Sandrna, [[Sandrine]], [[Sally (disambiguation)|Sally]], [[Sandy (given name)|Sandy]], Sendy, Shandy, [[Sasha (name)|Sasha]], Shura, [[Xandra (disambiguation)|Xandra]], Ksandra.<br />''The name Alexandria is similar, though itself means "land, place of Alexander".''
}}
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'''Alexandra''' ({{Langx|grc|Ἀλεξάνδρα}}){{Efn|{{Lang|el|Alexándra}}, {{IPA|grc|aleksándra|lang|link=yes}}<br>{{IPA|el|aleˈksanðra|label=[[Modern Greek]]:}}|name=|group=lower-alpha}} is a female [[given name]] of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including [[Alexander]] ({{Langx|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}}, {{Lang|grc-Latn|Aléxandros}}).<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006">{{cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |author-link=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |series=Oxford paperback reference |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |oclc=67869278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC&pg=PT52 |page=52 |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref> [[Etymology|Etymologically]], the name is a compound of the Greek verb {{lang|grc|ἀλέξειν}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|alexein}}; meaning 'to defend') and {{lang|grc|ἀνήρ}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|anēr}}<small>; [[genitive|GEN]]</small> {{lang|grc|ἀνδρός}}, {{Lang|grc-Latn|andros}}; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man".<ref>{{LSJ|a)le/candros|Ἀλέξανδρος|ref}}</ref><ref>{{LSJ|a)le/cw|ἀλέξειν|shortref}}</ref><ref>{{LSJ|a)nh/r|ἀνήρ|shortref}}.</ref> The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess [[Hera]] and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the [[Mycenaean Greek]] {{lang|gmy|𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨}} ({{Lang|gmy-Latn|a-re-ka-sa-da-ra}} or /{{Lang|gmy-Latn|aleksandra}}/), written in the [[Linear B]] syllabic script.<ref>Tablet [[Mycenae|MY]] V 659 (61). {{cite web |url=http://www.palaeolexicon.com/default.aspx?static=12&wid=217 |title=The Linear B word a-re-ka-sa-da-ra |website=Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages}} {{cite web |url=https://www2.hf.uio.no/damos/Index/item/chosen_item_id/5622 |title=MY 659 V (61) |website=DĀMOS Database of Mycenaean at Oslo |publisher=[[University of Oslo]]}} {{cite web |last=Raymoure |first=K.A. |url=http://minoan.deaditerranean.com/resources/linear-b-sign-groups/a/a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe/ |title=a-re-ka-sa-da-ra-qe |work=Deaditerranean. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B}} {{cite book |title=The Mycenaean World |first=John |last=Chadwick |author1-link=John Chadwick |place=New York |publisher=Cambridge University Press |orig-year=1976 |year=1999}}</ref> Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in [[Greece]] as well as countries where [[Germanic languages|Germanic]], [[Romance languages|Romance]], and [[Slavic languages]] are spoken.