Alisande: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Alisande | Girls
Origin of the name Alessandra:
Derived from the Greek Alexandros, a male compound name composed of the elements alexein (to defend, to help) and andros (man).
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This is my name! The "E" on the end is silent in the full variation, so it's "Al-ah-sand" but mostly I go by Sande (pronoucing the "E" this time, just slight spelling variation for Sandy.)
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Feminine form of Alisander. All meaning's I can find relate this back to "Alexander" -- defender of mankind.
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1) from "Le morte Darthur" (1893) by Sir Thomas Malory Alisander; 2) from "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" (1889) by Mark Twain (where I was named from) Alisande; 3) the A Wizard in Rhyme series by Christopher Stasheff Alisande.
