Cassandra, also spelt Kassandra, is a feminine given name of
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
origin.
Cassander
Cassander ( el, Κάσσανδρος ; c. 355 BC – 297 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 305 BC until 297 BC, and ''de facto'' ruler of southern Greece from 317 BC until his death.
A son of Antipater and a contem ...
is the masculine form of
Cassandra. In
Greek mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities of ...
,
Cassandra (Greek: Κασσάνδρα) was the daughter of King
Priam
In Greek mythology, Priam (; grc-gre, Πρίαμος, ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
Etymology ...
and Queen
Hecuba of
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Çan ...
. She had the gift of
prophecy
In religion, a prophecy is a message that has been communicated to a person (typically called a '' prophet'') by a supernatural entity. Prophecies are a feature of many cultures and belief systems and usually contain divine will or law, or pre ...
, but was cursed so that none would believe her prophecies.
The name peaked in popularity in the United States in 1990 with over 7000 girls named Cassandra born that year; the name is now rarer in the United States for babies, with only about 493 American girls called Cassandra in 2021.
It is a common name in
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...
and countries where
Germanic and
Romance languages
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are spoken.
People
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(1773–1845), English artist and elder sister of Jane Austen
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Cassandra Bankson
Cassandra Bankson (born November 11, 1992) is an American model, medical aesthetician, and online social media personality from San Francisco, California. She has been featured on ''Good Morning America'', '' Today'', ''The Doctors'', and ''The ...
(born 1992), American model, student and YouTube personality
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Cassandre Berdoz, Swiss event manager and Watchman of Lausanne Cathedral
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Cassie Bernall (1981–1999), victim of the Columbine High School massacre
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Cassandra Clare (born 1973), American author
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Cassandra Pickett Durham (1824–1885), American physician and the first woman to earn a medical degree in the state of Georgia
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Cassie Jaye (born 1986), American actress and film director, known for the movie ''The Red Pill''
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Cassandra Jean
Cassandra Jean Whitehead (born October 5, 1985), also known as Cassandra Jean Amell, is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant queen from Houston, Texas. Jean attended Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.
Beauty pageants
Jean competed i ...
(born 1985), American actress, model, and beauty pageant queen
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Cassandra Kelly, Australian company director
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Cassandra Kelly (athlete) (born 1963), athlete from New Zealand
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Cassandra Lee Morris (born 1982), American voice actress
Cassie Lewis(born 1974), Papua New Guinea born Australian poet, long time US resident
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Cassandra Lynn (1979–2014), American model
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Cassy O'Connor (born 1967), Australian politician
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Cassandra Peterson (born 1951), American actress
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Cassandra Ponti (born 1982), Filipino TV contestant
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Cassandra Potter (born 1981), American curler
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Cassie Scerbo (born 1990), American actress, singer and dancer
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Cassie Steele (born 1989), Canadian actress
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Cassandra Steen (born 1980), German singer
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Cassandra Trenary, American ballet dancer
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Cassie Ventura (born 1986), American singer
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Cassandra Whitehead
Cassandra Jean Whitehead (born October 5, 1985), also known as Cassandra Jean Amell, is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant queen from Houston, Texas. Jean attended Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.
Beauty pageants
Jean competed in ...
(born 1985), American model and beauty pageant titleholder
*
Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She is one of the most successful female Jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed ...
(born 1955), American jazz singer
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Regina Cassandra (born 1990), Indian actress
Fictional characters
*Cassandra,
one of the Jellicle cats in the musical ''Cats''
*Cassandra (Cassy), from the Canadian cartoon series ''
Ultimate Book of Spells''
*Cassandra, from the American animated television series ''
Tangled: The Series''
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Cassandra (''Doctor Who''), from the British science fiction television series
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Cassandra (''Encantadia''), in ''Etheria''
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Cassandra (''Stargate''), in the American science fiction television series ''Stargate''
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Cassie Ainsworth, in the television series ''
Skins''
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Cassandra Alexandra
is a fictional character in the ''Soulcalibur'' series of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, she first appeared in ''Soulcalibur II'' and its subsequent sequels, and later appeared in various merchandise and promotional materia ...
, Grecian character from the ''Soul'' series of fighting games
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Cassie Cage, Mortal Kombat character
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Cassandra Cain, one of the Batgirls in the DC Comics Universe
*Cassandra Cooper, adoptive daughter of the Ingalls family on the show ''
Little House on the Prairie''
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Cassandra Foster, on the American soap opera ''All My Children''
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Cassandra Freedman, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
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Cassie Hack
Cassandra "Cassie" Hack is a fictional character that appears as the main protagonist in the Hack/Slash comic books published by Devil's Due Publishing. The character first appears in ''Hack/Slash: Euthanized'' (April 2004), and was created by wr ...
, in the Hack/Slash comic books
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Cassandra "Casey" Jones, a character in the ''
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''
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Cassandra Lang, in the Marvel Comics universe
*Cassandra Mortmain, narrator of Dodie Smith's 1948 novel ''
I Capture the Castle''
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Cassandra Nova, Marvel supervillainess and the archenemy of Charles Xavier
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Cassie Palmer ''For the British television series, see the Haunting of Cassie Palmer''
Cassandra "Cassie" Palmer is a fictional character in the '' Cassandra Palmer'' series of novels written by novelist Karen Chance. Her first appearance is in ''Touch the Dar ...
, in the Cassandra Palmer novel series
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Cassandra Pentaghast, in the ''Dragon Age'' franchise
*Cassandra "Cassie" Railly, a main character in the television series ''
12 Monkeys''
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Cassandra Rawlins
Cassandra Rawlins is a fictional character from the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. She was portrayed by Nina Arvesen from March 3, 1988, to March 4, 1991. Hall was the character's maiden name.
Storylines
In the beginning, muc ...
, from the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''
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Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), the current Wonder Girl in the DC Comics Universe
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Cassandra Spender, Patient X from ''The X-Files''
*Cassandra Trelawney, ancestor of
Sybill Trelawney, a character in the ''Harry Potter'' series
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Cassandra Trotter, from the British sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses''
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Cassie Turner, on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''
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Cassie Layne Winslow, from the American daytime soap opera ''Guiding Light''
*Kassandra, a playable character in ''
Assassin's Creed Odyssey''
*Cassandra "Cassie" Salazar, in the Netflix original ''
Purple Hearts''
References
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