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Alexandrina

Girl name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Alexandrina: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 1974.

A grand and stately name, Alexandrina is the Latinate feminine form of Alexander, itself from the Greek Alexandros, meaning “defender of men.” Its most famous bearer was Alexandrina Victoria, the full baptismal name of Queen Victoria, who reigned over the United Kingdom for much of the 19th century. The name also recalls Alexandrina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen consort of Denmark in the early 1900s. The same Hellenic root gave rise to the city of Alexandria in Egypt, founded by Alexander the Great and bearing his name across millennia. Though less common today, Alexandrina remains a beloved choice in Scotland, often shortened to the more familiar forms Sandra or Alina, and carries a distinctly Victorian-era elegance.