Given name
Sandrine
“helper and defender of mankind”
Sandrine is a form of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Sandrine carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.” Sandrine is a form of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Sandrine is used as a form of Alexandra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sandrine is a variant of Sandra. The history of Sandra gives this family its wider story. George Meredith’s heroine Emilia Sandra Belloni helped bring Sandra to English-speaking readers. The novel first appeared as Emilia in England and was later titled Sandra Belloni.
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Sandrine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 198
- 0 boys · 198 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,343 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sandrine’s family of names
In French usage, Sandrine is a diminutive of Sandra. In French usage, Sandrine is a feminine form of Alexandre. Sandrine is a form of Alexandra.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sandrine
- Sandrine BonnaireFrench actress, film director and screenwriterborn 1967
- Sandrine BaillyFrench biathleteborn 1979
- Sandrine GrudaFrench basketball player (born 1987)
- Sandrine HoltBritish-born Canadian actressborn 1972
- Sandrine TestudFrench tennis playerborn 1972
- Sandrine AubertFrench alpine skierborn 1982
- Sandrine MainvilleCanadian swimmerborn 1992
- Sandrine SoubeyrandFrench footballer (born 1973)
- Sandrine RousseauFrench economist and politicianborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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