Sandra.
a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Sandra, originally a short form of Aleksandra or Alexandra.
Meaning & usage
a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Sandra, originally a short form of Aleksandra or Alexandra.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of Aleksandra (“female given name”), also used as a short form of the spelling variant Alexandra. The underlying name is Latin Alexandra (“female given name”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), the feminine form of Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “male given name”). It is traditionally analysed as ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to ward off, defend”) and ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”), genitive ἀνδρός (andrós), hence “defender of men” or “protector of men”. First attested in 1850 in Norway, documented in Bodin, Nordland. Compare Danish Sandra, Swedish Sandra and Italian Sandra (“female given name”).
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