MEANING & HISTORY
What does Sandra mean?
Sandra is a short form of Alessandra, the Italian counterpart of Alexandra. The older Greek name belongs to the defending-men family represented by Alexander.
Sandra’s immediate formation is a shortening, not a separate Greek word for helper. English literary use, including George Meredith’s heroine Sandra Belloni, helped establish it independently. A modern Sandra does not need to have Alessandra on her documents for that historical relationship to remain part of the name’s ancestry.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Italian
Dictionary accounts by language
English
A short form of Alexandra and, less often, of Cassandra.
A female given name.
Wiktionary: Sandra (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Spanish
Borrowed from Italian Sandra, short form of Alessandra, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Compare Spanish Alejandra.
a female given name, equivalent to English Sandra
Wiktionary: Sandra (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
English
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).
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Wiktionary: Sandra (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
English
From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra). The figurative noun sense named after Trojan princess Cassandra.
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Wiktionary: Sandra (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Sandra
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Sandra Aguinaldo
Filipino journalist
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Sandra Seifert
Filipino model
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
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Names in this collection
- Sandro♂Defending people, through the Alexander family
- Casandra♀Spanish and Romanian form of Greek Cassandra
- Kadra·A documented Khadra form, in the Arabic green-word family
- Sahara·As a English geographical-name usage word: the North African desert name
- Samira♀Feminine evening-conversation companion in the Arabic account
- Sander♂Short form of Alexander
- Sandy♂♀Familiar form of Alexander or Sandra
- Sara♀Lady or princess
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 2 elected-candidate records ·
SANDRA
· CSV row 11,350 · ODbL 1.0 - Wikidata
- 5 person records with this given name · Q1474819 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q1474819 — Sandra (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Sandra Seifert (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Sandra Aguinaldo (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Sandra (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Sandra (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
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- Behind the Name — Sandra (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Alessandra (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Alexander (opens in a new tab)