Western numerology
Number 8 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Girl name
Alexandria
"Defender of man; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Variant of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century"
Name profile
Alexandria at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 8
- Indian numerology
- 2
- Characters
- 10
- Popular
- 175 family views
Number meaning for Alexandria
Indian numerology
Number 2 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Alexandria mean?
Alexandria is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English, Greek, Latin context. Its meaning is recorded as: Defender of man; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Variant of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century
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Similar names
Names like Alexandria
Alex
Unisex
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander defender of mankind; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Diminutive of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century British King Edward VII's wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Form of Alexander; Helper and Defender of Mankind; protector of mankind
158 family views
Deandria
Girl
English
Blend of Deanne: (divine) plus variants of Andrea: (masculine) and Sandra: (protector of man )
134 family views
Alex
Unisex
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander defender of mankind; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Diminutive of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century British King Edward VII's wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Form of Alexander; Helper and Defender of Mankind; protector of mankind
158 family views
Alexi
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man
168 family views
Alexa
Girl
English
Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper, defender variant of Alexander
123 family views
Alexis
Unisex
Filipino
Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper
158 family views
Alexandra
Girl
Filipino
A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; Defender of man; defender of men; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; Helper and Defender of Mankind; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark
245 family views
Aria
Unisex
Indian
beautiful melody; Brings Rain; Gentle music; Man; Melody; Pledge; Variant of mythological Ariadne who aided Theseus to escape from the Cretan labyrinth
132 family views
Alec
Boy
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Form of Alexander; Originally a diminutive of Alexander, now frequently used as an independent name, Alec became very popular in the middle of the 20th century because of British actor Sir Alec Guinness; protector of mankind
233 family views
Alen
Boy
English
handsome Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-; Variant of Alan: Fair
136 family views
Alexandrina
Girl
English
Feminine form of Greek Alexander meaning defender of man, common in Britain since early 13th century Queen Victoria's first name was Alexandrina; it became popular after the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Variant of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century
129 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Alexandria
Alex
Unisex
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander defender of mankind; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Diminutive of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century British King Edward VII's wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Form of Alexander; Helper and Defender of Mankind; protector of mankind
158 family views
Alexi
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man
168 family views
Alexis
Unisex
Filipino
Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper
158 family views
Aria
Unisex
Indian
beautiful melody; Brings Rain; Gentle music; Man; Melody; Pledge; Variant of mythological Ariadne who aided Theseus to escape from the Cretan labyrinth
132 family views
Alec
Boy
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Form of Alexander; Originally a diminutive of Alexander, now frequently used as an independent name, Alec became very popular in the middle of the 20th century because of British actor Sir Alec Guinness; protector of mankind
233 family views
Alen
Boy
English
handsome Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-; Variant of Alan: Fair
136 family views
Loria
Unisex
English
Modern variant of Lora and Laurie referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory
156 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Alexandria
Deandria
Girl
English
Blend of Deanne: (divine) plus variants of Andrea: (masculine) and Sandra: (protector of man )
134 family views
Alex
Unisex
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander defender of mankind; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Diminutive of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century British King Edward VII's wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Form of Alexander; Helper and Defender of Mankind; protector of mankind
158 family views
Alexa
Girl
English
Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper, defender variant of Alexander
123 family views
Alexandra
Girl
Filipino
A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; Defender of man; defender of men; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; Helper and Defender of Mankind; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark
245 family views
Alexandrina
Girl
English
Feminine form of Greek Alexander meaning defender of man, common in Britain since early 13th century Queen Victoria's first name was Alexandrina; it became popular after the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Variant of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century
129 family views
Alexi
Unisex
English
Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man
168 family views
Alexia
Girl
English
Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man
178 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Alexandra
Girl
Filipino
A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; Defender of man; defender of men; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; Helper and Defender of Mankind; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark
245 family views
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