Alexandria

Where Alexandria comes from

From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.
— Wiktionary's entry for Alexandria
  • Ancient Greek
  • 5 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Alexandria through the years
  1. 1902
    First appearance
    #1,594 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1989
    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez born
    American politician
  3. 1993
    Peak, #69
    5,027 babies named Alexandria, the most in any year.
  4. 2005
    Alexandria Villaseñor born
    American climate activist
  5. 2005
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #133.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · American politician, born 1989
  • Alexandria Villaseñor · American climate activist, born 2005
  • Alexandria Mills · American model and Miss World 2010, born 1992
  • Alexandria Loutitt · Canadian ski jumper, born 2004
  • Alexandria Anderson · American sprinter, born 1987

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.