Cassandra
Meaning of Cassandra
Cassandra streaks across history like a comet—brilliant, swift, impossible to ignore. The tale begins in ancient Troy, where the legendary princess could hear the gods yet wore a curse like a shadow. Latin ears caught the melody of her name and kept it aglow through centuries, tying it to “cassus,” the shining helmet, so every little Cassandra arrives already crowned in light. The sound pirouettes across borders—kah-SAHN-drah in sun-splashed Italy and Spain, kuh-SAN-druh in English-speaking nurseries—always crisp, always lyrical. On U.S. baby charts she rose like a Roman firework in the ’90s, then settled into a steady constellation, familiar yet still sparkling. The name whispers prophecy, roars courage, and hums elegance, offering parents a ready-made bedtime story wrapped in stardust. Cassandra laughs at fate, twirls her toga, and invites the next generation to seize the day—carpe diem—with a wink.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as kah-SAHN-drah (/kaˈsan.dra/)
Spanish
- Pronunced as kah-SAHN-drah (/kaˈsan.ðɾa/)
American English
- Pronunced as kuh-SAN-druh (/kəˈsæn.drə/)
British English
- Pronunced as kuh-SAN-druh (/kəˈsan.drə/)
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Notable People Named Cassandra
| Cassandra Lee Morris is an American voice actress who began her career as a teenage host for Real World Science, later worked in journalism, and now voices characters in anime and audiobooks after starting with roles in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. |
| Cassandra Clare, born Judith Lewis, is an American author renowned for her bestselling young adult series The Mortal Instruments. |
| Cassandra Wilson is a Grammy-winning American jazz singer acclaimed as "America's Best Singer" by Time for her innovative fusion of jazz with blues, country, and folk. |
| Cassandra Bankson is an American model, medical aesthetician, and social media personality from San Francisco, known for her features on major TV shows and in leading magazines. |
| Cassandra Szoeke is an Australian medical researcher and physician specializing in internal medicine with a neurology sub-specialty. |
| Cassandra Quin Butts was an American lawyer and policy expert who served as Deputy White House Counsel under President Barack Obama, focusing on domestic policy and ethics. |
| Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos, was an English historian, travel writer, and artist who dedicated over 25 years to restoring Wollaton Hall and its gardens. |
| Cassandra Poudrier is an ice hockey player for Les Canadiennes de Montreal and was named to Team Canada for the 2011 4 Nations Cup. |
| American actress Cassandra Creech earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her role as Grace Buckingham on "The Bold and the Beautiful" in 2023. |
| Cassandra Levesque is a Democratic New Hampshire state representative recognized for her efforts to end child marriage. |
| Cassandra Harris, born Sandra Colleen Waites, was an Australian actress. |
| Cassandra Delaney is an Australian actress best known for her marriage to and divorce from singer John Denver. |
| Cassandra Magrath is an Australian actress known for playing Miranda Gibson in the TV series SeaChange and Liz Hunter in the film Wolf Creek. |
| Cassandra Lee Kelly is a retired New Zealand athlete who competed in pole vault, heptathlon, and hurdles at two Commonwealth Games. |
