Alexandra (disambiguation)
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Alexandra
is the feminine form of the given name Alexander.
Alexandra may also refer to:
Alexandra
Alexandra is the feminine form of the given name Alexander, which is a romanization of the Greek name Αλέξανδρος . Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν "to defend" and the noun ἀνδρός , genitive of ἀνήρ "man". Thus it may be roughly translated as "protector of man"...
is the feminine form of the given name Alexander.
Alexandra may also refer to:
Places
- Alexandra, New ZealandAlexandra, New ZealandAlexandra is a town in the Central Otago district of the Otago region of New Zealand. It is located on the banks of the Clutha River , on State Highway 8, 188 km by road from Dunedin and 33 km south of Cromwell.At the time of the 2006 census, the permanent population was 4,827, an...
, town in the South Island - Alexandra, GautengAlexandra, GautengAlexandra or Alex for short, nicknamed Gomora is a township located in Gauteng province, South Africa. It is part of Johannesburg, close to the wealthy suburb of Sandton and is bounded by Wynberg on the west, Marlboro and Kelvin on the north, Kew, Lombardy West and Lombardy East on the south...
, township near Johannesburg, South Africa - Alexandra, VictoriaAlexandra, VictoriaAlexandra is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located at the junction of the Goulburn Valley Highway and Maroondah Highway , 26 kilometres west of Eildon, in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area...
, rural town in Australia - Alexandra HospitalAlexandra HospitalAlexandra Hospital is a 400-bed hospital located in the south-western part of Singapore. Nestled in a 110,000 square metre land, the hospital is a picture of tranquil setting, lined with mostly colonial style buildings built since the late 1930s...
, hospital in Singapore - Alexandra Bridge (disambiguation)Alexandra Bridge (disambiguation)The Alexandra Bridge spans the Ottawa River between Gatineau and Ottawa.Alexandra Bridge may also refer to:* Alexandra Bridge - Pedestrian bridge over Alexandra Road, Singapore...
, multiple bridges and other locations - Alexandra School (disambiguation), multiple schools
Transportation
- 3061 Alexandra, GWR 3031 ClassGWR 3031 ClassThe Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work...
locomotive built in 1897 - HMY AlexandraHMY AlexandraHMY Alexandra was a steamship built as a British royal yacht, being completed in 1908. Normally transporting British royals to European ports, Alexandra served as a hospital ship during the First World War. After 17 years of British service, she was sold to Norwegian commercial interests in 1925...
, British royal yacht built in 1908 - HMS Alexandra (1875)HMS Alexandra (1875)HMS Alexandra was a central battery ironclad of the Victorian Royal Navy, whose seagoing career was from 1877 to 1900. She spent much of her career as a flagship, and took part in operations to deter Russian aggression against Turkey in 1878 and the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882.-Background:At...
, British ironclad battleship
Football clubs
- Crewe Alexandra F.C.Crewe Alexandra F.C.Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
, English football club - Mold Alexandra F.C.Mold Alexandra F.C.Mold Alexandra F.C. is a football club based in Mold in Wales. A founder member of the League of Wales, the club are now playing in the Welsh National League Premier Division, the third tier of Welsh football.-History:...
, Welsh football club - Alexandra Athletic F.C.Alexandra Athletic F.C.Alexandra Athletic were a 19th-century football club that participated in the early years of the Scottish Cup.Playing at Kennyhill Park on Cumbernauld Road in Glasgow, Alexandra Athletic played in white shirts with a blue Prince of Wales's feathers and white shorts.Alexandra Athletic's successes...
, 19th-century Scottish football club
Other
- Alexandra's ProjectAlexandra's ProjectAlexandra's Project is a 2003 drama/thriller Australian movie.-Plot:It depicts a family where the protagonist, Steve, comes to find the life that he has been living is a lie. After years of what he believed to be marital bliss, his wife Alexandra confronts him with her dissatisfaction in a most...
, 2003 Australian film - "Alexandra" (poem)Alexandra (poem)"Alexandra" is a poem by South African poet and writer Mongane Wally Serote....
, poem by Mongane Wally Serote - Alexandra or Cassandra, ancient Greek poem attributed to LycophronLycophronLycophron was a Hellenistic Greek tragic poet, grammarian, and commentator on comedy, to whom the poem Alexandra is attributed .-Life and miscellaneous works:...
- Alexandra (film)Alexandra (film)Alexandra is a 2007 Russian film about the Second Chechen War, written and directed by Aleksandr Sokurov. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.-Critical reception:...
, 2007 Russian film - 54 Alexandra54 Alexandra54 Alexandra is a very large and dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt on September 10, 1858, and named after the German explorer Alexander von Humboldt; it was the first asteroid to be named after a male....
, asteroid discovered in 1858 - Alexandra (1905 automobile)Alexandra (1905 automobile)The Alexandra was an all-wooden bodied electric brougham made by the Phoenix Carriage Co of Birmingham from 1905 to 1906. It included a safety device found in hansom cabs to stop passengers from falling out of the vehicle in the event of a sudden halt. A petrol-engine vehicle was also listed for...
, early British automobile