2007-01-11 18:04:58 · 11 answers · asked by OLA 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Sandra
Italian and English: short form of Alessandra, the Italian form of Alexandra. A major influence on its use in English was George Meredith's novel Sandra Belloni (1886), originally published as Emilia in England (1864); the heroine, Emilia Sandra Belloni, is a beautiful, passionate young singer. Variant: Scottish: Saundra.
2007-01-11 18:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by ciaobella 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It can be taken as a derivative (diminutive) of either Cassandra or Alexandra. Alexandra is the feminine form of Alexander. Alexander / Alexandra mean
Helper, Helper of humanity, protector of mankind, defender of mankind.
Cassandra, on the other hand, was an prophetess whose warnings got ignored. So Sandra could mean "ignored", doom-sayer, unheeded fortune teller or simply prophetess.
Cassandra, Alexander and Alexandra are all Greek in origin.
Sometimes Sandra is considered to be of Italian origin (nickname for Alessandra, the Italian version of Alexandra) else, simply as an American nickname that became a name in its own right.
One source also puts Sandra down as meaning simply "respectable". And Cassandra down as "she who ensnares men".
2007-01-12 02:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by kenslydale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the short form of Alexandra or Alessandra and is used by the French, English, Dutch, German and Italian.
Alexandra and Alessandra are the feminine forms of Alexander, which comes from the Greek Alexandros, which means 'defending men/defender of men.'
2007-01-12 02:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandra/Sandre/Sandrica/Sandy (Greek) defender of humankind. The short form of Alexandra/Cassandra
2007-01-12 02:13:35 · answer #4 · answered by Lambchop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SANDRA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: SAHN-drah (Italian, Dutch), SAN-dra (English), ZAHN-drah (German) [key]
Short form of ALESSANDRA or ALEXANDRA. This is the middle name of the heroine in George Meredith's novel 'Sandra Belloni'.
2007-01-12 02:15:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SANDRA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: SAHN-drah (Italian, Dutch), SAN-dra (English), ZAHN-drah (German) [key]
Short form of ALESSANDRA or ALEXANDRA The defender, or helper of mankind
2007-01-12 02:15:39 · answer #6 · answered by catsi563 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was no such name for centuries.
The name is a shortening of the name Alexandra.
That's the Greek female version of "a-lex-andros"
a-lex meaning "lawless, above-the-law, godlike"
and andros meaning "man"
So Alexandra means "lawless, above-the-law or godlike woman"
and Sandy is simply an abbreviation for the original name.
2007-01-12 02:16:11 · answer #7 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SANDRA
(Greek) defender of mankind. From the name ALEXANDER
2007-01-12 05:28:41 · answer #8 · answered by neilcharles1991 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Origin - American English
Meaning - Respectable
2007-01-12 02:14:00 · answer #9 · answered by Becca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bollocks. It's all Bullocks.
2007-01-12 02:19:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋