Alessandra is a female given name of Italian origin, meaning ''defender of mankind''.
Baby Names - alessandra
/ref> It is the Italian form of the female given name Alexandra
Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; ...
and the female form of the male given name Alessandro.
Alessandra may refer to:
* Alessandra Amoroso (born 1986), Italian pop/soul singer, songwriter, producer and TV personality
* Alessandra Ambrosio
Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (; born 11 April 1981) is a Brazilian model. She is known for her work with Victoria's Secret and was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the company's Pink (Victoria's Secret), PINK line. She was a Victoria's Secret A ...
(born 1981), Brazilian supermodel
* Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), American, New York State Senator
* Alessandra Cappa (born 1981), Italian swimmer
* Alessandra Cappellotto (born 1968), Italian cyclist
* Alessandra de Osma
Princess Christian of Hanover (née Alessandra Lisette de Osma Foy, born 21 March 1988) is a Peruvian attorney, handbag designer, and former model. She is a member of the Hanoverian royal family through her marriage to Prince Christian of Ha ...
(born 1989), Peruvian attorney and model, and Hanoverian princess by marriage
* Alessandra De Rossi
Alessandra de Rossi (born Alessandra Tiotangco Schiavone on July 19, 1984) is a Filipino actress and writer. Known for her dramatic and comedic performances in independent film and television, she made her screen debut in the comedy series ''! ...
(born 1984), Filipino actress
* Alessandra Ferri
Alessandra Ferri OMRI (born 6 May 1963) is an Italian prima ballerina. She danced with the Royal Ballet (1980–1984), American Ballet Theatre (1985–2007) and La Scala Theatre Ballet (1992–2007) and as an international guest artist, before ...
(born 1963), Italian ballerina
* Alessandra Gasparelli (born 2004), Sammarinese sprinter
* Alessandra Januário dos Santos (born 1988), Brazilian volleyballer
* Alessandra Lunardi (born 1958), Italian mathematician
* Alessandra Mangiacapra (born 1999), Italian karateka
* Alessandra Mastronardi (born 1986), Italian actress
* Alessandra Mele
Alessandra Watle Mele (born 5 September 2002), known mononymously as Alessandra, is an Italian-Norwegian singer. She competed in the seventh season of in 2022, reaching the live shows. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 ...
(born 2002), Norwegian-Italian singer
* Alessandra Mirka Gatti
Alessandra Mirka Gatti or Alessandra Gatti born 19 November 1969 in Mantua, Italy, is an Italian Eurobeat singer who is popularly known by her stage name of Domino.
Career
Alessandra Mirka Gatti first got a name in Italo disco when she met Gi ...
(born 1969), Italian singer
* Alessandra Mussolini
Alessandra Mussolini (born 30 December 1962) is an Italian politician, television personality, model and former actress and singer. Mussolini has been a member of both houses of the Italian Parliament as well as the European Parliament. She is ...
(born 1962), Italian politician
* Alessandra Negrini (born 1970), Brazilian actress
* Alessandra Paonessa (born 1989), Canadian opera singer
* Alessandra Perilli
Alessandra Perilli (born 1 April 1988) is a professional target shooter. Born in Italy, she represents San Marino internationally. She won San Marino's first ever Olympic medal, a bronze, in Women's Trap at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Biography ...
(born 1988), professional target shooter
* Alessandra Pucci (born 1942), Australian biochemist and entrepreneur
* Alessandra Riegler (born 1961), Italian chess player
* Alessandra Rosaldo
Alessandra Rosaldo (born Alejandra Sánchez Barrero; September 11, 1971) is a Mexican actress, singer and dancer. In 2006, she was the winner of the first prize in Televisa Network's, later broadcast in Univision ''Bailando por un Sueño
Bail ...
(born 1971), Mexican singer and actress
* Alessandra Silvestri-Levy (born 1972), Brazilian art curator and writer
* Alessandra Stanley (born 1955), American journalist
* Alessandra Torresani (born 1987), American actress, also credited by her birth name, Alessandra Toreson
* Flávia Alessandra (born 1974), Brazilian actress, full name Flávia Alessandra Martins da Costa
People with the surname
*Lewis Alessandra
Lewis Peter Alessandra (born 8 February 1989) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker or Winger (association football), winger.
He has played in the English Foot ...
(born 1989), English footballer
References
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Feminine given names
Italian feminine given names