Aleksandra

See also: Aleksandrā and Aleksandrą

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).

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

Cognate with English Alexandra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑleksɑndrɑ/, [ˈɑle̞kˌs̠ɑndrɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑndrɑ
  • Syllabification(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.

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
Aleksandrainrare
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
instructive Aleksandroin
abessive Aleksandratta Aleksandroitta
comitative Aleksandroineen
Possessive forms of Aleksandra (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person Aleksandrani Aleksandramme
2nd person Aleksandrasi Aleksandranne
3rd person Aleksandransa

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

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

Etymology 2

From Aleksandrs.

Proper noun

Aleksandra m

  1. genitive singular form of Aleksandrs

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • 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

Borrowed from Latin Alexandra, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra).

Proper noun

Aleksandra f (diminutive Ola or Olka, masculine Aleksander)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra
Declension

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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Aleksandra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Aleksandra f (Cyrillic spelling Александра)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alexandra
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