Alessandra
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Alessandra is a female given name of Greek
origin, meaning defender of men. It is the Italian
form of the female given name Alexandra
and the female form of the male given name Alessandro.
Alessandra may refer to:
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
origin, meaning defender of men. It is the Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
form of the female given name Alexandra
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"...
and the female form of the male given name Alessandro.
Alessandra may refer to:
- Alessandra AcciaiAlessandra AcciaiAlessandra Acciai is an Italian actress of cinema, theatre and television.-Biography:Born in Rome, she made her acting debut in 1987, both in cinema and television, with Lamberto Bava's Il gioko . In 1994, she was nominated as best new actress of the year for the movie Anni ribelli...
(born 1965), Italian actress - Alessandra AmbrosioAlessandra AmbrosioAlessandra Corine Ambrósio is a Brazilian model. Ambrosio is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret and was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the company's "PINK" line...
(born 1981), Brazilian supermodel - Alessandra CappaAlessandra CappaAlessandra Cappa is a backstroke swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the women's 50 metres backstroke event at the 2004 European Championships. She represented her native country a couple of months later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
(born 1981), Italian swimmer - Alessandra CappellottoAlessandra CappellottoAlessandra Cappellotto is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, and 2000. She won the world title in the women's individual road race at the 1997 UCI Road World Championships in San Sebastian, Spain.-References:*...
(born 1968), Italian cyclist - Alessandra De RossiAlessandra de RossiAlessandra Tiotangco Schiavone , better known by her stage name Alessandra De Rossi or Alex de Rossi , is an Italian-Filipina actress...
(born 1984), Italian-Filipina actress - Alessandra FerriAlessandra FerriAlessandra Ferri is a retired Italian prima ballerina assoluta. She received her training at the La Scala Theatre Ballet School and the Royal Ballet School...
(born 1963), Italian ballerina - Alessandra Mirka GattiAlessandra Mirka GattiAlessandra Mirka Gatti is an Italian Eurobeat singer.- Career :Alessandra Mirka Gatti first got a name in Italo Disco when she met Giancarlo Pasquini in the late 1980s...
(born 1969), Italian singer - Alessandra MussoliniAlessandra MussoliniAlessandra Mussolini is an Italian politician, the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, and previously an actress and model...
(born 1962), Italian politician - Alessandra RieglerAlessandra RieglerAlessandra Riegler is an Italian International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.She was the sixth ICCF Women's World Champion, a title she held from 2000-2005.She won four times Italian Chess Championship ....
(born 1961), Italian chess player - Alessandra RosaldoAlessandra RosaldoAlessandra Rosaldo is an actress, singer and dancer from Mexico. In 2006, she was the winner of the first prize in Televisa Network's, later broadcasted in Univision “Bailando por un Sueño”....
(born 1971), Mexican singer and actress - Alessandra Silvestri-LevyAlessandra Silvestri-LevyAlessandra Silvestri-Levy is a Brazilian producer, art curator, and writer.Patroness for art, she has produced several exhibitions about photography, contemporary painting, literature, music, and film festivals, mainly in Paris, Rome, São Paulo, and Havana.She's the International Executive...
(born 1972), Brazilian art curator and writer - Alessandra StanleyAlessandra StanleyAlessandra Stanley is an American journalist. In 2003 she became the television critic for The New York Times. Stanley was previously co-chief of the paper's Moscow bureau, Rome bureau chief, and as a correspondent for Time. She is the daughter of defense expert Timothy W...
, American journalist - Alessandra Torresani (born 1987), American actress