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Alexandra vs Alexandria - What's the difference?

alexandra | alexandria |

As proper nouns the difference between alexandra and alexandria

is that alexandra is {{given name|female|from=Ancient Greek}} while Alexandria is a city and port in Egypt.

alexandra

English

(wikipedia Alexandra)

Proper noun

(s)
  • .
  • * 1863 Alfred Tennyson: A Welcome to Alexandra :
    • Sea-king's daughter from over the sea, / Alexandra'! / Saxon and Norman and Dane are we, / But all of us Danes in our welcome of thee, / ' Alexandra !
  • * 2008 , The Northern Clemency , Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799, page 588
    • 'I had a Christmas card from someone calling herself Alex the year before last,' Daniel said. 'I couldn't think who it was.'
    'Oh, yes, she's changed again,' Alice said. 'I never got used to Alexandra', either. It never occurred to me that Sandra was short for ' Alexandra - anyway, she's Sandra on her birth certificate.'
  • (astronomy) Short for , a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer (Alexander von Humboldt).
  • A town in Central Otago, New Zealand.

    • Related terms

    * Alex * Alexa * Lexa * Lexi * Lexie * Sandy * Sandra * Sasha

    alexandria

    English

    (wikipedia Alexandria)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A city and port in Egypt.
  • Any of a number of cities bearing the same name, including Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
  • .