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{{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, [[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.

== Variants ==
* Alastríona ([[Irish language|Irish]])
* [[Alejandra]], Alejandrina (Spanish)
* Alessandra (Italian, Latvian)
* Alexandrea (English)
* Alexandrina (Portuguese, Roman) 
* Alexandrine, Alexandrie (French)
* Aliaksandra ([[Belarusian language|Belarusian]])
* Alissandra, Alyssandra ([[Sicilian language|Sicilian]])
* Александра (Aleksandra), Александрина (Aleksandrina)  ([[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], [[Estonian language|Estonian]], [[Latvian language|Latvian]], [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]], [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[Polish language|Polish]], Russian, [[Serbo-Croatian]])
* Олександра (Oleksandra) (Ukrainian)
* اليخاندرا (Alikhandra) ([[Egyptian Arabic]])
* আলেকজান্দ্রা (Ālēkjāndrā) ([[Bengali language|Bengali]])
* Αλεξάνδρα (Greek)
'''Diminutives'''
* Aleka (Greek) 
* Alessa ([[Latvian language|Latvian]]) 
* Alessia (Italian)
* Alesya, Alya, Asya, Sanya, Sasha, Sashenka, Shura ([[Slavic languages|Slavic]])
* [[Aleks (given name)|Aleks]], [[Alex]] (various)
* [[Alexa (given name)|Alexa]] (various)
* [[Alexis (given name)|Alexis]] (various)
* Alexina
* Alja (Slovene) 
* Alyx
* Andra (Romanian) 
* Drina
* [[Allie]], [[Ally (name)|Ally]] (various)
* Lexa
* Lexie, Lexi, Lexy 
* Lexine
* Leska (Czech)
* Lesya, Olesya (Ukrainian) 
* Ola (Polish)
* Sacha (French)
* Sanda ([[Serbo-Croatian]], Romanian)
* Sandra (various)
* [[Sandy (given name)|Sandy]], Sandie (various)
* Sanja, Sanjica ([[Serbo-Croatian]], Slovene)
* Sascha (German)
* [[Saskia]], Xandra (Dutch)
* Sashka, Saška ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], Macedonian, [[Serbo-Croatian]], Slovene) 
* Saša (Czech, [[Serbo-Croatian]], Slovak, Slovene)
* Sassa (Swedish)
* Saundra ([[Scots language|Lowland Scottish]])
* Sondra, Zandra (English)
* Szandra (Hungarian)

== People with the name ==
=== Royalty ===
* [[Alexandra of Russia (disambiguation)]], various [[Grand duke|grand duchesses]] and [[Royal consort|royal consorts]]
* [[Empress Alexandra (disambiguation)]], various empresses
** [[Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)]] (1872–1918), last empress consort of Russia by marriage to [[Nicholas II|Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia]]. 
* [[Princess Alexandra (disambiguation)]], various princesses
* [[Queen Alexandra (disambiguation)]], various queens
** [[Alexandra of Denmark]] (1844–1925), queen consort of the United Kingdom by marriage to [[Edward VII|Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom]]
* [[Alexandra the Maccabee]] (63 BCE – 28 BCE), only child of [[Hyrcanus II|Hyrcanus II, King of Judaea]]
* [[Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg]] (1838–1900), eldest child of [[Duke Peter of Oldenburg|Duke Constantine Frederick Peter of Oldenburg]]

=== Alexandra ===
* [[Alexandra of Antioch]] ({{fl.|4th century}}), Greek noblewoman and the sister of [[Calliopius of Antioch]]
* [[Alexandra of Lithuania]] ({{died-in|1434}}), duchess consort of [[Duchy of Masovia|Masovia]]
* [[Alexandra of Rome]] ({{died-in|314}}), Christian saint and martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions
* [[Alexandra Aikhenvald]] (born 1957), Russian–Australian linguist
* [[Alexandra Aldridge]] (born 1994), American ice dancer
* [[Alexandra Allred]] (born 1965), American author and fitness instructor
* [[Alexandra Anghel]] (born 1997), Romanian freestyle wrestler
* [[Alexandra Ansanelli]], American ballet dancer
* [[Alexandra Anstrell]] (born 1974), Swedish politician
* [[Alexandra Araújo]] (born 1972), Brazilian–born Italian water polo player
* [[Alexandra Arce]] (born 1977), Ecuadorian engineer and politician
* [[Alexandra Aristoteli]] (born 1997), Australian rhythmic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Asimaki]] (born 1988), Greek water polo player
* [[Alexandra Bachzetsis]] (born 1974), Greek–Swiss choreographer and visual artist
* [[Alexandra Backford]] (1942–2010), Aleut–American painter
* [[Alexandra Badea]] (born 1998), Romanian handballer
* [[Alexandra Balashova]] (1942–1969), Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
* [[Alexandra Barré]] (born 1958), Hungarian–born Canadian sprint kayaker
* [[Alexandra Barreto]] (born 1975), American actress
* [[Alexandra Bastedo]] (1946–2014), English actress
* [[Alexandra Beaton]] (born {{c.|1994}}), Canadian actress
* [[Alexandra Bellow]] (1935–2025), Romanian–American mathematician
* [[Alexandra Benado]] (born 1976), Chilean politician and football player
* [[Alexandra Béres]] (born 1976), Hungarian bodybuilder and curler
* [[Alexandra Berzon]] (born 1979), American investigative reporter and journalist
* [[Alexandra Beukes]], South African politician
* [[Alexandra Beverfjord]] (born 1977), Norwegian journalist, crime fiction writer, and newspaper editor
* [[Alexandra Bezeková]] (born 1992), Slovak sprinter
* [[Alexandra Boltasseva]] (born 1978), Russian engineer and physicist
* [[Alexandra Borbély]] (born 1986), Slovak–Hungarian actress
* [[Alexandra Botez]] (born 1995), American–Canadian chess player and Twitch streamer
* [[Alexandra Bounxouei]] (born 1987), Laotian–Bulgarian actress, model, and singer
* [[Alexandra Boyko]] (1916–1996), Russian tank commander
* [[Alexandra Bracken]] (born 1987), American author
* [[Alexandra Bradshaw]] (1888–1981), Canadian–American art professor and watercolor artist
* [[Alexandra Branitskaya]] (1754–1838), Russian courtier
* [[Alexandra Braun]] (born 1983), Venezuelan actress, model, and beauty queen
* [[Alexandra Breckenridge]] (born 1982), American actress, model, and photographer
* [[Alexandra Brewis Slade]] (born 1965), New Zealand-American anthropologist
* [[Alexandra Brooks]] (born 1995), English footballer
* [[Alexandra Bruce]] (born 1990), Canadian badminton player
* [[Alexandra Brushtein]] (1884–1968), Russian and Soviet writer, playwright, and memoirist
* [[Alexandra Buch]] (born 1979), German mixed martial artist
* [[Alexandra Bugailiskis]] (born 1956), Canadian diplomat
* [[Alexandra Bujdoso]] (born 1990), Hungarian–German sabre fencer
* [[Alexandra Bunton]] (born 1993), Australian basketball player
* [[Alexandra Burghardt]] (born 1994), German bobsledder and sprinter
* [[Alexandra Burke]] (born 1988), British singer
* [[Alexandra W. Busch]] (born 1975), German Roman archaeologist
* [[Alexandra Byrne]] (born 1962), English costume designer
* [[Alexandra Cardenas]] (born 1976), Colombian composer
* [[Alexandra Carlisle]] (1886–1936), English actress and suffragist
* [[Alex Carpenter|Alexandra Carpenter]] (born 1994), American ice hockey player
* [[Alexandra Caso]] (born 1987), Dominican volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Cassavetes]], American actress and filmmaker
* [[Alexandra Castillo]] (born 1971), Chilean–Canadian actress and dancer
* [[Alexandra Chalupa]] (born 1976 or 1977), American lawyer and pro–Ukrainian activist
* [[Alexandra Chambon]] (born 2000), French rugby player
* [[Alexandra Chando]] (born 1986), American actress
* [[Alexandra Charles]] (born 1946), Swedish nightclub owner
* [[Alexandra Chasin]] (born 1961), American experimental writer
* [[Alexandra Chaves]] (born 2001), Canadian actress and dancer
* [[Alexandra Chekina]] (born 1993), Russian cyclist
* [[Alexandra Cheron]] (1983–2011), Dominican–American actress, businesswoman, model, and socialite
* [[Alex Chidiac|Alexandra Chidiac]] (born 1999), Australian footballer
* [[Alexandra Chong]], Jamaican entrepreneur
* [[Alexandra Chreiteh]] (born 1987), Lebanese author
* [[Alexandra Coletti]] (born 1983), Monégasque alpine skier
* [[Alexandra Cousteau]] (born 1976), French environmental activist and filmmaker
* [[Alexandra Cunha]] (born 1962), Mozambican–born Portuguese marine biologist
* [[Alexandra Cunningham]] (born 1972 or 1973), American playwright, screenwriter, and television producer
* [[Alexandra Curtis]] (born 1991), American beauty queen
* [[Alexandra Čvanová]] (1897–1939), Ukrainian–born Czech operatic soprano
* [[Alexandra Daddario]] (born 1986), American actress
* [[Alexandra Dahlström]] (born 1984), Swedish actress
* [[Alexandra Dane]] (born 1940), South African–born English actress
* [[Alexandra Danilova]] (1903–1997), Russian ballet dancer
* [[Alexandra Dariescu]] (born 1985), Romanian pianist
* [[Alexandra Dascalu]] (born 1991), French volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Daum]] (born 1986), Austrian alpine skier
* [[Alexandra David-Néel]] (1868–1969), French explorer and spiritualist
* [[Alexandra Davies]] (born 1977), English–born Australian actress
* [[Alexandra de la Mora]] (born 1979), Mexican actress
* [[Alexandra Dementieva]] (born 1960), Russian artist
* [[Alexandra Denisova]] (1922–2018), Canadian ballet dancer
* [[Alexandra Deshorties]] (born 1975), French–Canadian operatic soprano
* [[Alexandra Dimoglou]] (born 1981), Greek Paralympic track and field athlete
* [[Alexandra Dindiligan]] (born 1997), Romanian handballer
* [[Alexandra DiNovi]] (born 1989), American actress
* [[Alexandra Dinu]] (born 1981), Romanian actress and television presenter
* [[Alexandra Diplarou]] (born 1981), Greek volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Dobolyi]] (born 1971), Hungarian politician
* [[Alexandra Dowling]] (born 1990), English actress
* [[Alexandra Duckworth]] (born 1987), Canadian snowboarder
* [[Alexandra Duel-Hallen]], American electrical engineer
* [[Alexandra Dulgheru]] (born 1989), Romanian tennis player
* [[Alexandra Dunn]] (born 1967), American lawyer
* [[Alexandra Eade]] (born 1998), Australian artistic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Eala]] (born 2005), Filipino tennis player
* [[Alexandra Elbakyan]] (born 1988), Kazakhstani computer programmer
* [[Alexandra Eldridge]] (born 1948), American painter
* [[Alexandra Engen]] (born 1988), Swedish cross country cyclist
* [[Alexandra Eremia]] (born 1987), Romanian rhythmic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Ermakova]] (born 1992), Russian rhythmic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Escobar]] (born 1980), Ecuadorian weightlifter
* [[Alexandra Feigin]] (born 2002), Bulgarian figure skater
* [[Alexandra Feracci]] (born 1992), French karateka
* [[Alexandra Finder]] (born 1977), German actress
* [[Alexandra Fisher]] (born 1988), Kazakhstani athlete
* [[Alexandra Flood]] (born 1990), Australian operatic soprano
* [[Alexandra Fomina]] (born 1975), Ukrainian volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Försterling]] (born 1999), German amateur golfer
* [[Alexandra Föster]] (born 2002), German rower
* [[Alexandra Fouace]] (born 1979), French archer
* [[Alexandra Fuentes]] (born 1978), Puerto Rican actress and radio host
* [[Alexandra Fusai]] (born 1973), French tennis player
* [[Alexandra Gage, Viscountess Gage]] (born 1969), British lecturer
* [[Alexandra Gajda]] (born 1979), English historian
* [[Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine]] (1905–2006), Russian noblewoman
* [[Alexandra Gallagher]] (born 1980), English artist
* [[Alexandra Gardner]] (born 1967), American composer
* [[Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg]] (born 1982), English–South African artist
* [[Alexandra Goujon]] (born 1972), French political scientist
* [[Alexandra Gowie]] (born 1990), South African–born Hungarian–Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Alexandra Grande]] (born 1990), Peruvian karateka
* [[Alexandra Grant]] (born 1973), American visual artist
* [[Alexandra Gripenberg]] (1857–1913), Finnish activist, author, and newspaper publisher
* [[Alexandra Gummer]] (born 1992), Australian soccer player
* [[Alexandra Hagan]] (born 1991), Australian rower
* [[Alexandra Hargreaves]] (born 1980), Australian rugby player
* [[Alexandra Harrison]] (born 2002), French ice hockey player
* [[Alexandra Hasluck]] (1908–1993), Australian author and historian
* [[Alexandra Hedison]] (born 1969), American actress, director, and photographer
* [[Alexandra Heidrich]], German canoeist
* [[Alexandra Helbling]] (born 1993), Sri Lankan–born Swiss Paralympic athlete
* [[Alexandra Heminsley]] (born 1976), British journalist and writer
* [[Alexandra Henao]], Venezuelan cinematographer and director
* [[Alexandra Herbríková]] (born 1992), Slovak–Czech ice dancer
* [[Alexandra Hernandez]] (born 1981), French singer and songwriter
* [[Alexandra Hidalgo]], Venezuelan–American documentarian
* [[Alexandra Hildebrandt]] (born 1959), German human rights activist
* [[Alexandra Mary Hirschi]] (born 1985), Australian social media personality and vlogger
* [[Alexandra Hoffman]] (born 1987), American beauty queen
* [[Alexandra Hoffmeyer]] (born 1988), American ice hockey player
* [[Alexandra Höglund]] (born 1990), Swedish football player
* [[Alexandra Holden]] (born 1977), American actress
* [[Alexandra Hollá]] (born 1994), Slovak football player
* [[Alexandra van Huffelen]] (born 1968), Dutch politician
* [[Alexandra Ashley Hughes]] (born 1985), Canadian singer and songwriter
* [[Alexandra Hulley]] (born 1997), Australian athlete
* [[Alexandra Hurst]] (born 1994), Northern Irish soccer player
* [[Alexandra Huynh]] (born 1994), Australian soccer player
* [[Alexandra Ianculescu]] (born 1991), Romanian–Canadian speed skater
* [[Alexandra Issayeva]] (born 1982), Kazakhstani volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Ivanovskaya]] (born 1989), Russian beauty queen and model
* [[Alexandra Jackson]] (born 1952), Irish–English swimmer
* [[Alexandra Jiménez]] (born 1980), Spanish actress
* [[Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir]] (born 2000), Icelandic football player
* [[Alexandra Johnes]] (born 1976), American documentary film producer
* [[Alexandra Joner]] (born 1990), Norwegian dancer and singer
* [[Alexandra Jupiter]] (born 1990), French volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Kalinovská]] (born 1974), Czech modern pentathlete
* [[Alexandra Kamieniecki]] (born 1996), Polish figure skater
* [[Alexandra Kamp]] (born 1966), German actress and model
* [[Alexandra Kapustina]] (born 1984), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Alexandra Kasser]] (born 1967), American attorney and politician
* [[Alexandra Kavadas]] (born 1983), Greek football player
* [[Alexandra Kehayoglou]] (born 1981), Argentine textile artist
* [[Alexandra Kenworthy]] (born 1932), American voice actress
* [[Alexandra Keresztesi]] (born 1983), Hungarian–born Argentine sprint canoer
* [[Alexandra Kerry]] (born 1973), American filmmaker
* [[Alexandra Killewald]] (born 1983), American sociology professor
* [[Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva]] (born 2002), Australian Olympic rhythmic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Kim]] (1885–1918), Russian–Korean revolutionary political activist
* [[Alexandra Kleeman]] (born 1986), American writer
* [[Alexandra Kluge]] (1937–2017), German actress
* [[Alexandra Koefoed]] (born 1978), Norwegian sailor
* [[Alexandra Kolesnichenko]] (born 1992), Uzbekistani tennis player
* [[Alexandra Kollontai]] (1872–1952), Russian politician
* [[Alexandra Konofalskaya]] (born 1986), Belarusian sand animation artist
* [[Alexandra Korelova]] (born 1977), Russian equestrian
* [[Alexandra Korolkova]] (born 1984), Russian typeface designer
* [[Alexandra Kosinski]] (born 1989), American long-distance runner
* [[Alexandra Kosteniuk]] (born 1984), Russian chess grandmaster
* [[Alexandra Kotur]], American fashion journalist
* [[Alexandra Kropotkin]] (1887–1966), Russian–American writer
* [[Alexandra Krosney]], American actress
* [[Alexandra Kunová]] (born 1992), Slovak figure skater
* [[Alexandra Kutas]] (born 1993), Ukrainian model
* [[Alexandra Lacrabère]] (born 1987), French handballer
* [[Alexandra Lamy]] (born 1971), French actress
* [[Alexandra Langley]] (born 1992), English badminton player
* [[Alexandra Lapierre]], French author
* [[Alexandra Maria Lara]] (born 1978), Romanian–German actress
* [[Alexandra Larochelle]] (born 1993), Canadian writer
* [[Alexandra Larsson]] (born 1986), Swedish–Argentine model
* [[Alexandra Lazarowich]], Cree–Canadian director and producer
* [[Alexandra Lebenthal]] (born 1964), American businesswoman
* [[Alexandra Leclère]], French director and screenwriter
* Alexandra Lehti (born 1996), Finnish singer, known as [[Lxandra]]
* [[Alexandra Leitão]] (born 1973), Portuguese law professor and politician
* [[Alexandra Lemoine]] (born 1928), French artistic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Lencastre]] (born 1965), Portuguese actress
* [[Alexandra Lethbridge]] (born 1987), Hong Kong–born English photographer
* [[Alexandra Levit]] (born 1976), American writer
* [[Alexandra Lisney]] (born 1987), Australian cyclist and rower
* [[Alexandra London]] (born 1973), French actress
* [[Alexandra Longová]] (born 1994), Slovak archer
* [[Alexandra López]] (born 1989), Spanish soccer player
* [[Alexandra Louis]] (born 1983), French lawyer and politician
* [[Alexandra Lúgaro]] (born 1981), Puerto Rican attorney, businesswoman, and politician
* [[Alexandra Lukin]] (born 1998), New Zealand field hockey player
* [[Alexandra Lunca]] (born 1995), Romanian soccer player
* [[Alexandra Lydon]], American actress
* [[Kidnapping of Alexandra Măceșanu|Alexandra Măceșanu]] (2003–2019), Romanian murder victim
* [[Alexandra Makárová]] (born 1985), Slovak-Austrian filmmaker
* [[Alexandra Makovskaya]] (1837–1915), Russian landscape painter
* [[Alexandra Manly]] (born 1998), Australian cyclist
* [[Alexandra Mařasová]] (born 1965), Czech alpine skier
* [[Alexandra Mardell]] (born 1993), English actress
* [[Alexandra Marinescu]] (born 1982), Romanian artistic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Marinina]] (born 1957), Russian writer
* [[Alexandra Martin (born 1968)|Alexandra Martin]] (born 1968), French politician
* [[Alexandra Marzo]] (born 1968), Brazilian actress and screenwriter
* [[Alexandra Mavrokordatou]] (1605–1684), Greek intellectual
* [[Alexandra Mazur]] (born 1986), Russian beauty queen
* [[Alexandra Meissnitzer]] (born 1973), Austrian alpine ski racer
* [[Alexandra Mendès]] (born 1963), Canadian politician
* [[Alexandra Merkulova]] (born 1995), Russian rhythmic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Micu]], Romanian fashion model
* [[Alexandra Miller]] (born 1973), American businesswoman and politician
* [[Alexandra Milton]] (born 1967), French artist and illustrator
* [[Alexandra Mîrca]] (born 1993), Moldovan archer
* [[Alexandra Mitroshina]] (born 1994), Russian journalist
* [[Alexandra Mitsotaki]] (born 1956), Greek activist and entrepreneur
* [[Alexandra Moreno]] (born 2000), Spanish racing cyclist
* [[Alexandra Morgenrood]] (born 1940), Zimbabwean diver
* [[Alexandra Morrison]], Canadian photographer
* [[Alexandra Morton]] (born 1957), American conservation activist and marine biologist
* [[Alexandra Mousavizadeh]] (born 1970), Danish economist
* [[Alexandra Mueller]] (born 1988), American tennis player
* [[Alexandra Muñoz]] (born 1992), Peruvian volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Munteanu]] (born 1980), Romanian alpine skier
* [[Alexandra Naclerio]] (born 2005), Italian rhythmic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Najarro]] (born 1993), Canadian figure skater
* [[Alexandra Nancarrow]] (born 1993), Australian tennis player
* [[Alexandra Ndolo]] (born 1986), German–born Kenyan épée fencer
* [[Alexandra Nechita]] (born 1985), Romanian–American cubist painter and philanthropist
* [[Alexandra Nekvapilová]] (1919–2014), Czech alpine skier
* [[Alexandra Neldel]] (born 1976), German actress
* [[Alexandra Nemich]] (born 1995), Kazakhstani synchronized swimmer
* [[Alexandra Nereïev]] (born 1976), French painter and sculptor
* [[Alexandra Nessmar]] (born 1994), Swedish racing cyclist
* [[Alexandra Newton]], South African pharmacology professor
* [[Alexandra Niepel]] (born 1970), British tennis player
* [[Alexandra Nikiforova]] (born 1993), Russian actress
* [[Alexandra Nouchet]] (born 1998), French para-athlete
<!--* Alexandra Norman (born 1983), Canadian squash player-->
* [[Alexandra Obolentseva]] (born 2001), Russian chess player
* [[Alexandra Ocles]] (born 1979), Ecuadorian educator and politician
* [[Alexandra Oliver]] (born 1970), Canadian poet
* [[Alexandra Olsson]] (born 1998), Finnish handballer
* [[Alexandra Opachanova]] (born 1989), Kazakh rower
* [[Alexandra Oquendo]] (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Ordolis]] (born 1986), Greek–Canadian actress
* [[Alexandra Osborne]] (born 1995), Australian tennis player
* [[Alexandra Panova]] (born 1989), Russian tennis player
* [[Alexandra Papageorgiou]] (born 1980), Greek hammer thrower
* [[Alexandra Park (actress)|Alexandra Park]] (born 1989), Australian actress
* [[Alexandra Parks]] (born 1984), English singer-songwriter
* [[Alexandra Pascalidou]] (born 1970), Greek–Swedish author and columnist
* [[Alexandra Paschalidou-Moreti]] (1912–2010), Greek architect
* [[Alexandra Patsavas]] (born 1968), Greek–American music supervisor
* [[Alexandra Pelosi]] (born 1970), American documentarian and journalist
* [[Alexandra Penney]], American artist, author, and journalist
* [[Alexandra Perper]] (born 1991), Moldovan tennis player
* [[Alexandra Petkovski]], Canadian composer
* [[Alexandra Petrova]] (1980–2000), Russian beauty queen and model
* [[Alexandra Picatto]] (born 1983), American accountant and child actress
* [[Alexandra Pierce]] (1934–2021), American composer and pianist
* [[Alexandra Piscupescu]] (born 1994), Romanian rhythmic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Podkolzina]] (born 1985), Russian–American tennis player
* [[Alexandra Podryadova]] (born 1989), Kazakhstani judoka
* [[Alexandra Polivanchuk]] (born 1990), Swedish deaf swimmer
* [[Alexandra Pomales]] (born 1995), American actress
* [[Alexandra Popp]] (born 1991), German soccer player
* [[Alexandra Potter]] (born 1970), English author
* [[Alexandra Poulovassilis]], Greek–English computer scientist
* [[Alexandra Powers]], American actress
* [[Alexandra Pringle]] (born 1953), British publisher
* [[Alexandra Quinn]] (born 1973), Canadian pornographic actress
* [[Alexandra Radius]] (born 1942), Dutch ballet dancer
* [[Alexandra Raeva]] (born 1992), Russian curler
* [[Alexandra Raffé]] (born 1955), Canadian film and television producer
* [[Alexandra Ramniceanu]] (born 1976), French film producer and screenwriter
* [[Alexandra Rapaport]] (born 1971), Swedish actress
* [[Alexandra Razarenova]] (born 1990), Russian triathlete
* [[Alexandra Recchia]] (born 1988), French karateka
* [[Alexandra Reid]] (born 1989), American rapper and singer
* [[Alexandra Rexová]] (born 2005), Slovak blind alpine skier
* [[Alexandra Richards]] (born 1986), American artist and model
* [[Alexandra Richter]] (born 1967), Brazilian actress
* [[Alexandra Rickham]] (born 1981), Jamaican–born English Paralympic sailor
* [[Alexandra Ridout]] (born 1998), English jazz trumpeter
* [[Alexandra Ripley]] (1934–2004), American writer
* [[Alexandra Roach]] (born 1987), Welsh actress
* [[Alexandra Robbins]], American author, journalist, and lecturer
* [[Alexandra Roche, Lady Roche]] (born 1934), British philanthropist
* [[Alexandra Rochelle]] (born 1983), French volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Rodionova]] (born 1984), Russian bobsledder
* [[Alexandra Rojas]] (born 1995), American activist and political commentator
* [[Alexandra Rosenfeld]] (born 1986), French beauty queen and model
* [[Alexandra Rotan]] (born 1996), Norwegian singer and songwriter
* [[Alexandra Rout]] (born 1993), New Zealand figure skater
* [[Alexandra Rozenman]] (born 1971), Russian–born American graphic designer, illustrator, and painter
* [[Alexandra Rutherford]], Canadian psychology professor
* [[Alexandra Rutlidge]] (born 1988), English water polo player
* [[Alexandra Saduakassova]] (born 2002), Kazakh sport shooter
* [[Alexandra Sahlen]] (born 1982), American soccer player
* [[Alexandra Salmela]] (born 1980), Slovak author
* [[Alexandra Salvador]] (born 1995), Canadian–born Ecuadorian soccer player
* [[Alexandra Savior]] (born 1995), American singer and songwriter
* [[Alexandra Schepisi]], Australian actress
* [[Alexandra Schörghuber]] (born 1958), German entrepreneur
* [[Alexandra Seceleanu]], Romanian mathematician
* [[Alexandra Sharp]] (born 1997), Australian basketball player
* [[Alexandra Shevchenko]] (born 1988), Ukrainian radical feminist activist
* [[Alexandra Shimo]], Canadian writer
* [[Alexandra Shipp]], American actress and singer
* [[Alexandra Shiryayeva]] (born 1983), Russian beach volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Shiva]], American documentarian
* [[Alexandra Shulman]] (born 1957), English journalist
* [[Alexandra Sicoe]] (1932–2019), Romanian sprinter
* [[Alexandra Sidorovici]] (1906–2000), Romanian politician
* [[Alexandra Silber]], American actress, educator, singer, and writer
* [[Alexandra Silk]] (born 1963), American pornographic actress
* [[Alexandra Silocea]] (born 1984), Romanian–born French pianist
* [[Alexandra Silva]] (born 1984), Portuguese computer scientist
* [[Alexandra Slade]], American actress
* [[Alexandra Smirnoff]] (1838–1913) Finnish pomologist
* [[Alexandra Sobo]] (born 1987), Romanian volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Socha]] (born 1990), American actress
* [[Alexandra Sokoloff]], American novelist and screenwriter
* [[Alexandra Soler]] (born 1983), French artistic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Solnado]], Portuguese writer
* [[Alexandra Sorina]] (1899–1973), Belarusian actress
* [[Alexandra Soumm]] (born 1989), Russian–born French violinist
* [[Alexandra Sourla]] (born 1973), Greek equestrian
* [[Alexandra Stan]] (born 1989), Romanian singer
* [[Alexandra Stepanova]] (born 1995), Russian ice dancer
* [[Alexandra Stevenson]] (born 1980), American tennis player
* [[Alexandra Stewart]] (born 1939), Canadian actress
* [[Alexandra Stréliski]] (born 1985), Canadian composer and pianist
* [[Alexandra Styron]], American author and professor
* [[Alexandra Subțirică]] (born 1987), Romanian handballer
* [[Alexandra Suda]] (born 1981), Canadian art historian
* [[Alexandra Takounda]] (born 2000), Cameroonian soccer player
* [[Alexandra Talomaa]] (born 1975), Swedish songwriter
* [[Alexandra Tavernier]] (born 1993), French hammer thrower
<!--* [[Alexandra Teague]], American poet-->
* [[Alexandra Techet]], American marine engineer
* [[Alexandra Tegleva]] (1894–1955), Russian nursemaid
* [[Alexandra Tessier]] (born 1993), Canadian rugby player
* [[Alexandra Thein]] (born 1963), German politician
* [[Alexandra Tilley]] (born 1993), Scottish alpine ski racer
* [[Alexandra Timoshenko]] (born 1972), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
* [[Alexandra Tolstaya]] (1884–1979), Russian secretary and the youngest daughter of [[Leo Tolstoy]]
* [[Alexandra Touretski]] (born 1994), Swiss freestyle swimmer
* [[Alexandra Trică]] (born 1985), Romanian volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Trofimov]] (born 1999), Romanian soccer player
* [[Alexandra Trusova]] (born 2004), Russian figure skater
* [[Alexandra Truwit]] (born 2000), American Paralympic swimmer
* [[Alexandra Tsiavou]] (born 1985), Greek rower
* [[Alexandra Tüchi]] (born 1983), Austrian bobsledder
* [[Alexandra Tydings]] (born 1972), American actress
* [[Alexandra Udženija]] (born 1975), Serbian–Czech politician
* [[Alexandra Vafina]] (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Alexandra Valetta-Ardisson]] (born 1976), French politician
* [[Alexandra Vandernoot]] (born 1965), Belgian actress
* [[Alexandra Vasilieva]] (born 1995), Russian figure skater
* [[Alexandra Vela]], Ecuadorian lawyer and politician
* [[Alexandra Verbeek]] (born 1973), Dutch sailor
* [[Alexandra Viney]] (born 1992), Australian Paralympic rower
* [[Alexandra Vinogradova]] (born 1988), Russian volleyball player
* [[Alexandra Völker]] (born 1989), Swedish politician
* [[Alexandra von der Weth]] (born 1968), German operatic soprano
* [[Alexandra von Dyhrn]] (1873–1945), German author and genealogist
* [[Alexandra von Fürstenberg]] (born 1972), Hong Kong–born American entrepreneur, heiress, and socialite
* [[Alexandra Voronin]] (1905–1993), Russian wife of [[Vidkun Quisling]]
* [[Alexandra Vydrina]] (1988–2021), Russian linguist
* [[Alexandra Wager]] (born {{c.|1950}}), American child actress and the daughter of [[Michael Wager]]
* [[Alexandra Wallace]] (born 1975 or 1976), American news media executive
* [[Alexandra Walsham]] (born 1966), English–Australian historian
* [[Alexandra Waluszewski]] (born 1956), Swedish professor and organizational theorist
* [[Alexandra Waterbury]], American ballet dancer and model
* [[Alexandra Wedgwood]] (born 1938), English architectural historian
* [[Alexandra Wejchert]] (1921–1995), Polish–Irish sculptor
* [[Alexandra Wenk]] (born 1995), German swimmer
* [[Alexandra Wescourt]] (born 1975), English actress
* [[Alexandra Wester]] (born 1994), Gambian–born German long jumper
* [[Alexandra Williams]], American rugby player
* [[Alexandra Wong]] (born 1956), Hong Kong activist
* [[Alexandra Worden]] (born 1970), American genome scientist and microbial ecologist
* [[Alexandra Worisch]] (born 1965), Austrian synchronized swimmer
* [[Alexandra Zabelina]] (1937–2022), Soviet fencer
* [[Alexandra Zaharias]] (born 1929), American ballet teacher
* [[Alexandra Zapruder]] (born 1969), American author and editor
* [[Alexandra Zaretsky]] (born 1987), Israeli ice dancer
* [[Alexandra Zarini]] (born 1985), Italian–American daughter of [[Patricia Gucci]]
* [[Alexandra Zazzi]] (born 1966), Italian–born Swedish chef, journalist, and television presenter
* [[Alexandra Zertsalova]] (born 1982), Kyrgyz swimmer
* [[Alexandra Zhukovskaya]] (1842–1899), Russian–German lady-in-waiting
* [[Alexandra Zimmermann]], English conservation scientist
* [[Alexandra Zvorigina]] (born 1991), Russian ice dancer

=== Aleksandra ===
* [[Aleksandra Antonova (disambiguation)|Aleksandra Antonova]], various people
* [[Aleksandra Avramović]] (born 1982), Serbian volleyball player
* [[Aleksandra Crnčević]] (born 1987), Serbian volleyball player
* [[Aleksandra Crvendakić]] (born 1996), Serbian basketball player
* [[Aleksandra Cvetićanin]] (born 1993), Serbian volleyball player
* [[Aleksandra Dimitrova]] (born 2000), Russian chess master
* [[Aleksandra Dulkiewicz]] (born 1979), Polish lawyer
* [[Aleksandra Fedoriva]] (born 1988), Russian athlete
* [[Aleksandra Izmailovich]] (1878–1941), Belarusian revolutionary
* [[Aleksandra Klepaczka]] (born 2000), Polish beauty pageant titleholder
* [[Alexandrine von Hutten-Czapska|Aleksandra Adamovna Kolemina-Bacheracht]] (1854–1941), Polish novelist
* [[Aleksandra Krunić]] (born 1993), Serbian tennis player
* [[Aleksandra Maltsevskaya]] (born 2002), Russian chess master
* [[Aleksandra Melnichenko]] (born 1977), Serbian billionaire, former singer, and model who is the wife of the Russian billionaire [[Andrey Melnichenko (industrialist)|Andrey Melnichenko]]
* [[Aleksandra Perišić]] (born 2002), Serbian taekwondo practitioner
* [[Aleksandra Prijović]] (born 1995), Serbian pop-folk singer
* [[Aleksandra Przegalińska]] (born 1982), Polish futurist
* [[Aleksandra Ranković]] (born 1980), Serbian volleyball player
* [[Aleksandra Shchekoldina]] (born 2002), retired Russian gymnast
* [[Aleksandra Stepanović]] (born 1994), Serbian volleyball player
* [[Aleksandra Stubleva]], Bulgarian karateka 
* [[Aleksandra Vukajlović]] (born 1997), Serbian handball player
* [[Aleksandra Wozniak]] (born 1987), Canadian tennis player
* [[Aleksandra Zaitseva]] (born 1999), Russian para athlete
* [[Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm]] (born 1949), Polish writer

== Fictional characters ==
* Princess Alexandra, a character in [[The Swan (1956 film)|''The Swan'']], played by [[Grace Kelly]]
* Alexandra, a character from the game ''[[Mystic Defender]]''
* [[Alexandra (Nikita character)|Alexandra]], ''Nikita'' character
* Alexandra, the main antagonist in ''[[Wildwood Chronicles|The Wildwood Chronicles]]''
* Alexandra the Royal Baby Fairy, character in the British book series ''[[Rainbow Magic]]''
* Alexandra "Alex" Bailey, a main character in Chris Colfer's ''[[The Land of Stories]]''
* [[Alexandra Borgia]], an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order, played by Annie Parisse
* Alexandra Brooks DiMera, a.k.a. [[Lexie Carver]], character in the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''
* [[Alexandra Cabot]], an Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Stephanie March
* Alexandra "Alex" Cahill, character in the 1990s television series ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
* Alexandra Cross, a.k.a. Lexy Cross, a character in the USA/Syfy TV series, ''[[Chucky (TV series)|Chucky]]'', based on the ''Child's Play'' media franchise
* Alexandra Danvers, a.k.a. [[Alex Danvers]], Kara Danvers' sister in ''Supergirl''
* Alexandra Dunphy, a.k.a. [[Alex Dunphy]], character in the popular television series ''Modern Family''
* [[Alexandra Eames]], a detective in Law & Order Criminal Intent, played by Kathryn Erbe
* Alexandra Finch, sister of Atticus Finch in the 1960 novel ''[[To Kill A Mockingbird]]''
* Alexandra Garcia, a character in the anime and manga series ''[[Kuroko's Basketball]]''
* Alexandra Grey, a.k.a. [[Lexie Grey]], character in the ABC medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy''
* Alexandra Vladimirovna Litvyak, a.k.a. [[Sanya V. Litvyak]], a character from the anime/manga franchise ''Strike Witches'' 
* Alexandra Mack, a.k.a. Alex Mack, titular lead character in the popular television series ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]''
* Alexandra Nuñez, a.k.a. Alex Nuñez, character in the Canadian television drama ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''
* Alexandra Margarita Russo, a.k.a. [[Alex Russo]], character in the Disney Channel television series ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', played by Selena Gomez
* Alexandra Vause, a.k.a. [[Alex Vause]], imprisoned drug dealer and love interest to protagonist to Piper Chapman in Netflix's ''[[Orange Is The New Black]]''
* [[Aleksandra Billewicz]], a character in ''Deluge'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz
* Aleksandra 'Zarya' Zaryanova, a Russian weightlifter turned soldier in the video game ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]''
* Alexandra "Lex" Foster, the main protagonist of ''[[Team StarKid]]'''s [[Black Friday (musical)]]
* Xandra, from the [[Papa Louie]] video games

== See also ==
* [[Alexander]]
* [[Alexandria (given name)]]

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