Alexandrina

Alexandrina is a Latinate feminine diminutive of Alexandra, itself the feminine form of the Greek name Alexandros, composed of the elements alexein, meaning to defend or protect, and aner, meaning man. The name gained wide recognition through Queen Alexandrina Victoria of the United Kingdom, who reigned as Victoria but bore Alexandrina as her first baptismal name in honor of Tsar Alexander I of Russia. It enjoyed particular use in the nineteenth century among European royal and aristocratic families. Related forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Alessandrina.