Sandrine
Encyclopedia
Sandrine is a popular French
female name. It is a diminutive form of Sandra
, a shortened form of Alexandra
, the female version of Alexander
, which means Protector of Men. There are variants such as Sandrilene. It may mean different things:
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
female name. It is a diminutive form of Sandra
Sandra (given name)
Sandra is a female name, which is often used as short form for Alexandra or Cassandra. Alexandra is a feminine from of the male name Alexander, which is a romanization of the Greek name Αλέξανδρος . It is generally interpreted to mean "protector of man" or "defender of man". Cassandra is also...
, a shortened form of 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"...
, the female version of Alexander
Alexander
Alexander is a common male first name, and less common surname. The most famous is Alexander the Great, the King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.- Origin :...
, which means Protector of Men. There are variants such as Sandrilene. It may mean different things:
People
- SandrineSandrine (singer)Sandrine is an Australian singer-songwriter of pop music.- Biography :Born in the Blue Mountains near Sydney in Australia, Sandrine was singing and performing from an early age with her musical family...
, Australian singer-songwriter of pop music. - Sandrina MalakianoSandrina MalakianoSandrina Malakiano is a leading news presenter of Metro TV, an Indonesian news television channel. She clinched runner-up in the "Best News Presenter" category of the 2002 Asian Television Awards...
, Indonesian journalist - Sandrine BaillySandrine BaillySandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second...
, French biathlete - Sandrine BlanckeSandrine BlanckeSandrine Blancke is an actress. She has started her acting career at the age of 13 in the 1991 film Toto le héros.-Selected filmography:* Toto le héros * The Return of Casanova...
, Belgian actress - Sandrine BonnaireSandrine BonnaireSandrine Bonnaire is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films including Hollywood movies.Bonnaire was born in the town of Gannat, Allier, in the Auvergne region. She was born into a working-class family, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in...
, French actress - Sandrine CormanSandrine CormanSandrine Corman was Miss Belgium 1997 and represented her country at Miss World 1997 and Miss Universe 1998....
, Belgian model - Sandrine Erdely-SayoSandrine Erdely-SayoSandrine Erdely-Sayo, born October 11, 1968, in Perpignan, France, is a Jewish French-American pianist. She was a child prodigy who could play Bach and read music before knowing how to read a book.- Biography :...
, French pianist - Sandrine FrançoisSandrine FrançoisSandrine François is a French singer who represented France at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest.-Biography:Whitney Houston, Tracy Chapman and Aretha Franklin were her early inspirations. She was discovered singing in a pub and invited to sing on the television show of Mireille Dumas...
, French singer - Sandrine FricotSandrine FricotSandrine Fricot is a retired high jumper from France, who set her personal best on 8 June 1992, jumping 1.93 metres at a meet in Belfort. She is a two-time French national champion: 1992 and 1994.-References:* *...
, French high jumper - Sandrine HoltSandrine HoltSandrine Holt is a British-born Eurasian Canadian model turned actress.-Early life:Holt was born Sandrine Ho in London, England to a Chinese father and a French mother. At age five, she and her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which has remained her hometown. Holt attended St...
, Canadian actress - Sandrine KiberlainSandrine KiberlainSandrine Kiberlain is a French actress and singer. She has often worked with the director Laetitia Masson, and has also worked with Benoît Jacquot.Kiberlain received the Prix Romy Schneider in 1995...
, French actress - Sandrine PiauSandrine PiauSandrine Piau is an opera soprano. Trained as a harpist, she studied voice at the Collège Lamartine and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique du Paris....
, French opera singer - Sandrine Renard, Canadian journalist
- Sandrine TestudSandrine TestudSandrine Testud is a former professional female tennis player from France.-Career:Testud broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. On February 7, 1999, she became the fourth Frenchwoman after Françoise Durr, Mary Pierce and Nathalie Tauziat to break into singles top 10 rankings...
, French tennis player - Sandrine VeyssetSandrine Veysset-Background and early career:She was born in Avignon. Veysset studied French literature until she dropped out of school to pursue filmmaking. A friend introduced her to Léos Carax and she was hired as his driver while he was shooting Les Amants du Pont-Neuf in 1989...
, French film director - Sandrine Van Handenhoven, Belgian singer
- Sandrine PinnaSandrine PinnaSandrine Pinna was born on 10 April 1987. She is a Chinese-French Golden Horse Awards nominated actress born and raised in Taiwan.-Movies:-Television series:-Music videos:* 1997 - "愛如此神奇" from Love is Mysterious by Andy Lau...
, Taiwanese Actress