The name Cassandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "prophetess". Cassandra is ranked #606 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Mythology Baby Names for Girls and discussed in our forums with posts like "Quick Question Thread?!".
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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 exotic 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
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