Allegra (; ) is a female given name of

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

origin meaning ''joyful'' (''happy'') or ''lively''. It was first used as a name in the medieval era in Italy.S.L. Uckelman. "Allegra". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Allegra Allegra can refer to: *

Allegra Byron Clara Allegra Byron (12 January 1817 – 20 April 1822) was the illegitimacy, illegitimate daughter of the poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, George Gordon, Lord Byron, and Claire Clairmont. Born in Bath, Somerset, Bath, England, she w ...

(1817–1822), the illegitimate daughter of British Romantic poet George Gordon, Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont, the stepsister of Mary Shelley * Allegra Collins (born 1972), American attorney, educator and judge * Allegra Curtis (born 1966), American actress * Allegra Edwards, American actress * Allegra Fuller Snyder, American film director and dance ethnographer; daughter of R. Buckminster Fuller *

Allegra Goodman Allegra Goodman (born 1967) is an American writer based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Early life and education Allegra Goodman was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Hawaii. The daughter of Lenn and Madeleine Goodman,"Allegra Goodman." ' ...

, American author *

Allegra Huston Allegra Huston (born 26 August 1964) is a British-American author, editor, and writer based in Taos, New Mexico. She is the author of ''Love Child: A Memoir of Family Lost and Found'' and the novel ''A Stolen Summer'' (''Say My Name'' in ha ...

, author *

Allegra Kent Allegra Kent (born August 11, 1937) is an American ballet dancer, actress, children's book author and columnist. Life and career Iris Margo Cohen was born to Jewish parents, Harry Herschel and Shirley (née Weissman) Cohen, and later changed her ...

, American ballet dancer *

Allegra McEvedy Allegra Sarah Bazzett McEvedy MBE (born 23 November 1970) is an English chef, broadcaster and writer. Early life McEvedy was born and raised in Hammersmith. Her father Colin McEvedy was a consultant psychiatrist, historian and writer; her mo ...

, British chef *

Allegra Mostyn-Owen Allegra Mostyn-Owen is a British journalist and teacher. She was the first wife of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Mostyn-Owen was born in London to art historian and Christie's Education chairman William Mostyn-Owen and Italian ...

, British journalist and teacher *

Allegra Spender Allegra Spender (born 10 March 1978) is an Australian politician and businesswoman. She is currently the member of parliament for Wentworth, having originally won the seat at the 2022 Australian federal election. She is one of a number of cen ...

, Australian businesswoman and politician *

Allegra Stratton Allegra Elizabeth Jane Stratton (born 10 April 1980) is a British former political aide, journalist, and writer who served as Downing Street Press Secretary under Boris Johnson from November 2020 to April 2021. Stratton worked for ''The Guardi ...

(born 1980), British journalist *

Allegra Versace Allegra Versace Beck (; born 30 June 1986), commonly known as Allegra Versace, is an Italian-American heiress and socialite. Since 2011, Allegra has been a director of Gianni Versace S.p.A. and has worked in New York City as a theatrical dre ...

(born 1986), heiress to the fashion house Versace

Fictional characters

Allegra (comics) ''Allegra'' was a four-issue limited series published by WildStorm in association with Image Comics Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphi ...

* Allegra, the main character on the 1994–1996 Nick Jr. television series ''

Allegra's Window ''Allegra's Window'' is an American musical children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon during its Nick Jr. block from October 24, 1994, to December 8, 1996, with reruns being shown until February 5, 1999; it was later shown on Nogg ...

'' *

Allegra Coleman Allegra Coleman was a fictional celebrity invented by writer Martha Sherrill for the purposes of a hoax magazine article. Ali Larter (then a model; later an actress) portrayed the imaginary actress in Sherrill's feature, "Dream Girl," which a ...

, fictitious celebrity * Allegra Geller, fictional character in the 1999 film '' eXistenZ'' * Allegra Zane, fictional character in the 2002 television series '' Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension'' * Allegra Pazzi, fictional character in the 2001 film

Hannibal Hannibal (; ; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Punic people, Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Ancient Carthage, Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. Hannibal's fat ...

* Allegra Cole, fictional character in the 2005 film

Hitch (film) ''Hitch'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant and starring Will Smith in the title role, along with Eva Mendes, Kevin James, and Amber Valletta. The film, which was written by Kevin Bisch, features Smith as a pr ...

*Allegra Sacrimoni, a fictional character in the HBO series ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey American Mafia, Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks. He reluct ...

'' *

Allegra Garcia G.I. Robot G'nort Walker Gabriel Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe Galactic Golem The Galactic Golem is a solar-powered creature created by Lex Luthor who is an enemy of Superman. Creator Len Wein said that he created the Golem "because I needed ...

, a fictional DC Comics character

References

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