Alexandria

Meaning of Alexandria

Alexandria drifts upon the ear like a marble-white galleon coasting down the Nile, her name born from the Greek “Alexandros,” meaning “defender of mankind,” yet polished to Latin splendor by the empire that seeded cities and stories across the ancient world. In its syllables one hears the clang of Alexander the Great’s bronze helm, the hush of scholars in Cleopatra’s fabled library, and the citrus-sweet hum of today’s playgrounds where little adventurers plot their own conquests of wonder. She carries an aura of parchment and perfume—at once scholarly and sun-kissed—inviting parents to gift a daughter both armor and poetry. Lightheartedly, the name even offers a built-in passport of nicknames (Lexi for the soccer field, Dria for moonlit confidences), proving that a title so grand can still kick off its sandals and laugh. Alexandria, then, is less a mere label than a miniature empire of possibility, ready to defend, to dream, and to dazzle in equal measure.

Pronunciation

Italian

• Pronunced as ah-lek-SAHN-dree-ah (/aleksanˈdri.a/)

Spanish

• Pronunced as ah-lek-SAHN-dree-ah (/aleksanˈdɾi.a/)

British English

• Pronunced as al-ig-ZAN-dree-uh (/ˈal.ɪɡˈzæn.dri.ə/)

American English

• Pronunced as al-ig-ZAN-dree-uh (/ælɪˈzæn.dri.ə/)

• Alexis
• Alexandrina
• Alexia
• Alexa
• Alexandra
• Alessandra
• Alix