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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Alexandra f. Fem. of Alexander.

The name of a 4th C Roman saint and wife of an emperor.

This name was never as common as its masculine counterpart.

France
Latin
c823 Alexandra (nom) irminon-vol2 20, CE
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Alexandria (nom) BBC-Berg 284; 1522x1532 Alisandra (nom) DSF p. 56, 11; 1527 Alexandra (nom) Rome1527 p. 90
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alexandra". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Alexandra.