International Variations of Alexandra
You may choose to use one of the international variations of Alexandra rather than the original. Although on the decline, Alexandra has been a popular name for many years — it slipped out of the Top 100 in 2015 after twenty years. Alexa, a diminutive, has been among the fastest-falling names in recent years due to the smart device of the name.
International variations of Alexandra in the US Top 1000 include Alexis, Alexandria, Alessandra, Alejandra, Lexi, Alexia, Lexie, and Alessia. Unique options that are fashionable elsewhere in the world include Alessa, Alya, Sasha, and Sandrine. Many international forms of Alexandra have appealing associations, including Alexandrina, the first name of Queen Victoria, and Sasha, as both Beyoncé’s alter ego Sasha Fierce and the nickname of former First Daughter Sasha Obama (born Natasha).
If you are looking for a striking alternative or creative nickname for Alexandra, browse our list of the best international variations of Alexandra, below, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Ala
Origin:
Igbo, Polish, diminutive of AlicjaMeaning:
"nobility"
- Alajandra
- Alandra
- Alandria
- Alastrina
- Alastriona
Origin:
Irish: feminine form of Alasdar
- Alastríona
- Alejandra
Origin:
Spanish variation of AlexandraMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alejandrina
- Aleka
- Alekko
- Aleks
- Aleksandra
Origin:
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian version of Alexandra, GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Aleksandrina
- Aleksasha
- Aleksey
Origin:
RussianMeaning:
"defender"
- Aleksi
- Ales
- Alesha
- Aleska
- Alessa
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"defender of men"
- Alessanda
- Alessandra
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of AlexandraMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alessandrina
- Alessia
Origin:
Italian variation of AlexisMeaning:
"defending warrior"
- Alexa
Origin:
Greek, EnglishMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alexanderia
- Alexandra
Origin:
Greek, feminine form of AlexanderMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alexandria
Origin:
Variation of Alexandra, GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alexandrie
- Alexandrina
Origin:
Greek, variation of Alexandra,Meaning:
"defending men"
- Alexandrine
Origin:
French and German variation of AlexandraMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alexandrita
- Alexena
- Alexia
Origin:
Diminutive of AlexandriaMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alexina
Origin:
Variation of Alexandra, GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alexine
- Alexiou
- Alexis
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"defender"
- Alexius
- Ali
Origin:
Short form of Alison or Alice or ArabicMeaning:
"supreme, exalted"
- Alista
- Alistrina
Origin:
Manx variation of Alexandra
- Alka
- Alla
Origin:
Galician diminutive of Olalla, or Russian, Ukrainian Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, or DanishMeaning:
"sweetly speaking"
- Alli
- Alondra
Origin:
Pet form of Alejandra or SpanishMeaning:
"lark"
- Alya
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"heavens, highborn, exalted"
- Anda
- Drina
- Elek
- Eli
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ascended, uplifted, high"
- Kina
Origin:
Hawaiian, SwedishMeaning:
"short form"
- Lekszi
- Lelya
- Leska
- Lesy
- Lesya
- Lexa
- Lexi
Origin:
Diminutive of Alexandra, GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Ola
Origin:
Norwegian and Swedish form of OlafMeaning:
"ancestor's relic"
- Olesia
Origin:
Polish, diminutive of Aleksandra
- Oleska
- Olesya
- Olexa
- Ritsa
- Sacha
Origin:
French variation of Sasha, diminutive of AlexanderMeaning:
"defending warrior"
- Sanda
- Sander
Origin:
Dutch and Scandinavian, diminutive of AlexanderMeaning:
"defending men"
- Sandi
- Sandira
- Sandra
Origin:
Diminutive of Alessandra, Italian from GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Sandrica
- Sandrina
- Sandrine
Origin:
French variation of Alexandra
- Sasa
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"goose"
- Sasha
Origin:
Russian, diminutive of Greek AlexanderMeaning:
"defending men"
- Saundra
- Shura
Origin:
Russian, diminutive of AlexandraMeaning:
"defending men"
- Shurka
- Sondra
Origin:
Variation of Sandra
- Xandi
- Xandra
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of AlexandraMeaning:
"man's defender"
- Zandra
Origin:
Variation of Sandra and AlexandraMeaning:
"defending men"
- Zondra