🔥Cassandra

cass-AN-dra

Greek

"shining or excelling man"

Cassandra Origin and Meaning

The name Cassandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "shining or excelling man".

The name of the tragic mythological Trojan princess who was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but was condemned never to be believed, Cassandra has been used for striking characters in movies and soap operas. Ethereal and delicate, Cassandra was in the Top 70 throughout the 1990s but is now descending in popularity.

Cassandra was the name of Jane Austen's mother, sister, and two cousins. Cassandra Wilkins is a character in John Dos Passon's novel Manhattan Transfer, but in the 2007 Woody Allen thriller, Cassandra's Dream, Cassandra was not the name of a person, but a sailboat. Currently, Cassandra Wilson is a noted jazz singer; Charlie Sheen has a daughter Cassandra born in the eighties.

Nicknames include Cass, Cassa, Cassie, Sandra, Sandy.

Cassandra Rank in US Top 1000

# 613 in the US

Cassandra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 416 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cassandra

• 613 US 2024
• 416 Nameberry 2025
• 576 England 2023
• 382 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Cassandra

• Cassandra Wilson American jazz singer
• Cassandra Clare pen name of Judith Rumelt, American novelist
• Cassandra Lee Morris American voice actress
• Cassandra Austen mother of novelist Jane Austen
• Cassandra Austen elder sister of novelist Jane Austen
• Cassandra Lynn (Hensley) American model
• Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira Mistress of the Dark, American actress and TV presenter
• Cassandra Ponti (born Lejanie Palma Anigan) Filipina actress and reality TV personality ("Pinoy Big Brother")
• Cassandra Lynn "Cassie" Scerbo American actress
• Cassandra Lily "Cassie" Patten English Olympic swimmer
• Cassandra Rae "Cassie" Steele Canadian actress
• Cassandra Bankson American model and YouTuber
• Cassandra Steen German,American singer of band Glashaus
• Cassandra Jean (Whitehead) American actress and model
• Cassandra Jade Estevez daughter of actor Charlie Sheen
• Cassandra "Casey" Jenner daughter of athlete/TV personality Caitlyn Jenner

The name Cassandra in Pop Culture

• Cassandra Greek mythological prophetess cursed by Apollo to receive horrible prophesies and have none believe her after refusing his romantic advances.
• Cassandra Wong character in the Wayne's World series
• Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark third Wonder Girl from DC Comics
• Cassandra Nova character in Marvel Universe
• Cassandra Eleanor "Cassie" Lang aka Stature character in Marvel Universe
• Cassandra "Cassie" Palmer title character in the series by Karen Chance
• Cassandra "Cass " character in Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch
• Cassandra "Cassie" Railly main character on TV's 12 Monkeys
• Cassandra Rawlins character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Cassandra "Cass" Freedman character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Cassandra "Cassie" Turner character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
• Cassandra Foster character on American soap "All My Children"
• Cassandra Anne Spender character on TV's "The X,Files"
• Cassandra "Cass " character from Disney's 'Tangled: the Series'
• Cassandra character in musical 'Cats'
• Cassandra "Cassie" Hack character in the Hack/Slash comic book series
• Cassandra "Cassie" Ainsworth character on TV's "Skins"
• Cassandra Cooper Ingalls character on TV's "Little House on the Prairie"
• Cassandra Louise Trotter character on British TV series "Only Fools and Horses"
• Cassandra "Cassie " character in "Beautiful" by Amy Reed
• Cassandra psychic cleaning lady in Christopher Durang's "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
• Cassandra character on TV's 'Doctor Who'
• Cassandra Trelawney character in the Harry Potter series
• Cassandra main character in "The Glittering Lights" by Barbara Cartland
• Cassandra 'Cassi' July dance teacher on TV's "Glee"
• Cassandra "Cass" a character in "The Forest of Hands and Teeth", by Carrie Ryan
• Cassandra Allegra Portia Calogera Filomena Pentaghast a major character featured throughout the video game series "Dragon Age," as well as the movie "Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker."
• Cassandra Alexandra character in 'Soul Calibur' video games
• Cassandra Goth character in "The Sims" (1,2,4) video/computer games
• Cassandra 'Cassie' Cage character in Mortal Kombat X video game
• Cassandra Perkins character on TV's "Famous in Love"
• Cassandra Mortmain main character and narrator of novel "I Capture the Castle"
• 'Cassandra' song by Abba
• Cassandra 'Cass' Parker character in television's 'Prisoner Cell Block H'.
• Cassandra Bowden main character in the upcoming TV series "The Flight Attendant" played by actress Kaley Cuoco
• Cassandra Cillian character in the TNT series "The Librarians" played by Lindy Booth
• Cassandra "Cass" Tanner main character in novel "Emma in the Night"
• Cassandra "Cass" O'Koren character in novel "Dreamland"
• Cassandra "Cassie" Howard character in series "Euphoria"
• Cassandra "Cassie" Worthy main character in novel "The Mall"
• Cassandra "Cassie" Hobbes main character in novel series "The Naturals"