ALEXANDRA by name

Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Αλεξανδρα (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German), ah-luk-SAHN-drah (Dutch), al-eg-ZAN-dra (English) [key]

Feminine form of ALEXANDER. This was the name of the domineering wife of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia.

From the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος).

This name was most famously borne by Alexander the Great, King of Macedon. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. The name was later used by emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Another notable bearer was Sir Alexander MacKenzie, an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century.

For those of you celebrating your name by orthodox calendar today: "sa traiti cu numele!" :)