Alessandra
ah-leh-SAN-drah
Greek/Italian
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Defender of mankind
- Origin
- Greek/Italian
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Alessandra does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Defender of mankind", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Alessandra.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 2000s (0.026% of births), currently rising
- Spiritual meaning
- Alessandra embodies the call to defend others — using strength and compassion to protect and advocate for the vulnerable.
- Verses on this meaning
- Isaiah 1:17
"Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow."
- Isaiah 1:17