Origin: Greek
Meaning: “man’s defender”
feminine form of Alexander
Best Nicknames:
Alex, Alix, Allie, Allex, Allix, Ally, Lexi, Lexie, Sandi, Sandy, Sasha
Unrelated Nicknames
Bunny, Dolly, Skeeter, Peaches
Variations and Sound Alikes:
Alejandra, Aleksandra, Alessandra, Alessandre, Alexandre, Alexandria, Alexsandra, Alissandre
Alexandra TV and Movie Quotes:
“Alexandra! My daddy gave me Twinkies.”
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
“Why, Alexandra! You have spirit after all.”
The Little Foxes (1941)
Famous people named Alexandra or its variations
1. Alexandra Bastedo (b. 1946), British actress
2. Ally Sheedy (b. 1962), American author and actress
born Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy
3. Aleksandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova (b. 1929),
a.k.a Alya, Russian singer
Alexandra Middle Names
Alexandra Antonella
Alexandra Diane
Alexandra Marie
Alexandra Rosalie
Alexandra Victoria
my friends always calls me
alie
alsa
alix
alex
dara
sansan
lexi
lexa
alexis
adi
xana
lex
reading all of these perspectives from people also named alexandra makes me feel so relieved of the struggle yet also boosted my confidence in its profound aesthetic. i used to hate my name, hated it, cried fo my mom to change my name, until i turned about 18 and then i realized how beautiful and elegant it is. the more beautiful and elegant i have become myself the more intimate i become with my name. i’ve grown up from day 1 with the nickname of ali. no one called me alexandra until college classes when i finally was mature enough to use its sophistication to my advantage. now at 20, i am changing / adding new nickname for myself–nixy. i decided this yesterday which lead me to this website. lol. a cute and spicy nickname that better suits my personality than ali tbh. sending all the love to my alexandra queens. <3
While scrolling through comments I came across this one and it’s scary accurate.
My friends have all called my Allie sense elementary school. I’m till in school and I’ve been Allie for so long Im worried about how much I resent my birth name. But reading your comment has aloud me to see my name in a different light. So I just wanted to thank you for your uplifting comment.
As an Alexandria I often have people who assume my name is Alexandra. Since I was little my nickname as been Ali which leads everyone to assume my name is Alison. I try to aid baristas and say my name is Alex (because if I say Ali they hear Ellie) yet even still they hear Alice. Lol basically no one gets my name right and if I introduce myself as Alexandria they visibly cringe at how long it is. I used to not like my name because it is so long, now I am grateful to have such a versatile name.
The same is for me, but people call me Alexandria
Opinion of someone named Alexandra:
My family and close family and friends have always called me Allie. They also used to call me Alibaba as an endearment when I was little. At school I go by Alex, and when I get a job I’ll probably go by my full name Alexandra. When I took Spanish or French, I went by Alejandra or Alexandra. My friends usually call me Al, Als, Alpal, Palo, X, Allie-Apple, Alz or Sandra. When I went by Allie, people immediately assumed that my name was Alyson, which made me feel unique once they found out my name is Alexandra. I used to hate my name growing up, but now I think it’s really pretty. I think Alexandra is a great name because there are so many possibilities for unique nicknames, and I’ve not yet met another Alexandra’s which I think is really cool. In my opinion the name Alexandra has a sophisticated aesthetic, which is good cause I’m actually a complete goofball.
Some nicknames for Alexandra that I think are really cute are Allie (I would’ve probably spelled it like Ali or something like that cause it’s a little less common.), Alex, Alexa, Lex, Als, X, Andy and Ria (for Alexandria).
Other names I like are Gabrielle, Colette, Noëlle, Joséphine, Katherine, Éve, and Yael. I think they are really unique, and there are a lot of nickname possibilities for them too. (You can probably tell I really like French names haha)
I was born to a family of seven girls. Here we are from oldest to youngest:
Viktoria Louisa Helena Irene
Alexandra Mae Charlotte Diana
Tatiana Jane Sophia Pearl
Elisabeth Rose Catherine Alice
Alicky Margaret Amelia Sarah (me)
Maria Theresa Josepha Johanna
Anastasia Grace Antoinette Maud
My older sister Alexandra was mainly called Alix.
I have been called Sandra, Allie, Dria, Dree, Lexie, and mostly Annie.
Mostly I get called alex. Put Alex on my Resumé, you will never get the job when the first thing they say to you is “Oh, you’re a girl.” I do like sasha better.
Names I got
Alex
Al
Lexi
Andy
Al
Alexis
Alibaba
Alexa
Al’s
Lala
Alu(A-loo)
Lexi
Lexis
My friends calls me Aly, Xan, Lexi, Alex, Alexa, Alliy (a-ley)
Sasha is a great nickname for Aleksandra. Dont believe me? Search it up!
I have been called:
Al
Alex
Andra
Xandra
Zandra (yes, my friend spelled it with a Z)
Xanny
RaRa
Ally
Lexa
Other nicknames include:
Lex
Lexi
Lexan (Lex Ann)
Andy
Annie
Ann
Alexa
Xan
Xanna (pronounced either zan-ah or zon-ah)
I saw people say Zia, which is beautiful
I’ve always been called Alex as a nickname but it sounds kinda boyish, so i want a nickname like allie or lex or alexa or i saw someone say Zia and that would literally be so cool but it’s hard to start a nickname for urself
Same girl. Everybody used to call me Alex but it is kinda boyish so I just told everybody that I prefer Lexie. And now they call me like that. I also like Allie too, its pretty. Decide which one you prefer and just tell everybody that thats how you want them to call you and they will get used to it.
Just do it without overthinking it too much ☺️
so basically im sick of being mistaken for a guy but here’s some ways ppl mess up my name/my nicknames
alex
alexandra
alexandria
alexander
alexa
alexis
alexandruwuh (true story my freshman year geometry teacher)
literally any form of alex ill respind to but i want to change my name to “lexa” bc its sounds pretty
ive only been called alex but i need new quirky nicknames LMAOO
bahaha girl same im tired of subs mistaking my name for a guy
Literally same. My name is alexandra and i go by as alex!! I love lexa , and i was nicknamed lexi by my dad when I was younger lol but a cute name is Rari (alexandRA) i love that?
I’ve been called:
Alexander
Alexandria
Alex
Zia
Xandra
My friends normally call me Allie or Xandra
I have been called all of these
Alex(usually)
Alexa
Alexis
Alexandria
Ale
Alie
Ale
Xandra
Yepp i’ve been called all of those names :) lol
My friends call me Alex,Ally,Lexi,Alexandra,Sandra,and Lou Lou.
My friends like to call me some of these nicknames;
Alexa
Lex
Lexa
Alexis
Lexis
Lexandra
Sandra
Landry
Andra
Andra is a Greek word actually, just like the name Alexandra and means man(male).