Given name
Oleksandra
“I defend”
Oleksandra is a feminine given name from Ukrainian. It is used in English and Ingrian.
Original UkrainianОлександра
Meaning & origin
What it means
Oleksandra is a romanization of Олександра. Олександра goes back to a word meaning “I defend.”
Explained through its name family
Oleksandra’s family of names
In English usage, Oleksandra has a diminutive in OLESYA. In Ingrian usage, Oleksandra has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexander. In Ingrian usage, Oleksandra has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexandra.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Oleksandra
- Oleksandra MatviichukUkrainian human rights activistborn 1983
- Alexandra Timoshenkogymnastborn 1972
- Oleksandra OliynykovaUkrainian tennis playerborn 2001
- Oleksandra KononovaUkrainian Para Nordic skier (born 1991)
- Oleksandra KhomenetsUkrainian freestyle wrestlerborn 2003
- Oleksandra KuzhelUkrainian economist and politicianborn 1953
- Oleksandra MerkushynaUkrainian biathlete (born 2005)
- Oleksandra KohutUkrainian wrestlerborn 1987
- Oleksandra GridasovaUkrainian rhythmic gymnastborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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