Alexandrina (name)
Alexandrina is feminine given name, originates from the Latin Alexandrina, the feminine counterpart of Alexandrinus. This, in turn, is derived from the Greek Alexandrînos, a compound name formed by Aléxandros and the suffix -înos. Alexandrina was a recurrent name within the Germanic aristocracy, and its prominence extended to the British aristocracy, notably exemplified by Alexandrina Victoria.
Alexandrina, as an elaborated form of the feminine Alexandra, derives from the masculine name Alexander. The significance of Alexandrina is imbued with a more romantic and delicate connotation, with the suffix -ina—a derivational morpheme—suggesting the endearing sense of "little Alexandra" or "petite protector of mankind."
The name Alexandrina manifests in various forms across different linguistic traditions, including Alexandrine, Alessandrina, Alejandrina, Aleksandrina, among others. Alexandrina also has the apocopated variant Alexina, which appears in German and Dutch; in French, it also occurs in the spelling Alexine.
In the religious universe, the name Alexandrina was the name of the Catholic blessed Alexandrina Maria of Balazar.
Personalities
- Alexandrina Cernov, Ukrainian Romanian academic, literary historian and philologist
- Alexandrina Chezan, Romanian volleyball player
- Alexandrina Robertson Harris, Scottish–born American miniature painter
- Alexandrina Maria da Costa, Portuguese mystic of the Eucharist
- Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Bulgarian soprano boasting a very dark dramatic timbre
- Alexandrina Matilda MacPhail, Scottish doctor
- Queen Victoria, born Alexandrina Victoria
- Princess Alexandrina of Baden
- Alexandrina Cantacuzino, Romanian political activist
- Alexandrina Hristov, Romanian singer
- Alexandrina Jay, British social worker and academic
- Alexandrina Andre, Documentary film director
- Lady Alexandrina de Courcy, a character in the novel Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope