# Alexandra

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/ · frequency rank #14,263

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
2. 54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
3. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
4. A town in Otago, New Zealand.
5. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enemies]”).
The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).

## Easily confused with
- **Alexandre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexandra-vs-alexandre)
- **Alexandria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexandra-vs-alexandria)
- **Alexander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexander-vs-alexandra)
- **Alejandro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alejandro-vs-alexandra)
- **Alessandra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alessandra-vs-alexandra)

## Common misspellings (13)
`aelxandra`, `aleaxndra`, `alexadnra`, `alexandar`, `alexanddra`, `alexandrra`, `alexanndra`, `alexanrda`, `alexnadra`, `alexxandra`, `allexandra`, `alxeandra`, `laexandra`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alexandra