The story behind Alexandrine
From French Alexandrine. By surface analysis, Alexandra + -ine.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): AE2 L AH0 G Z AE1 N D R IY0 N
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Alexandrine ranked #17764 in US for 2007.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Alexandrine
Alexandre
Borrowed from French Alexandre and Portuguese Alexandre. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- similar length
- same starting sound
Anne-Marie
Borrowed from French Anne-Marie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- similar length
- same starting sound
Antoinette
From French Antoinette, feminine diminutive of Antoine, equivalent to Anthony.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- similar length
- same starting sound
Augustine
From Latin Augustīnus, derivative of Augustus. Doublet of Austin. From French Augustine, from Latin Augustīna. Doublet of Augustina. Learned borrowing from Latin Augustīna.…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- similar length
- same starting sound
Elisabete
From Old Galician-Portuguese Elisabet, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אלישבע.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Evangeline
Borrowed from English, a given name invented by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Alexandrine
Adrienne
From the French Adrienne, the feminine form of Adrien (equivalent to English Adrian).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alexandre
Borrowed from French Alexandre and Portuguese Alexandre. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Algernon
From Old French als gernons (“having mustaches”), from als (contraction of a and les) + gernon, variant of grenon (“mustache”), from Vulgar Latin *granonem (“facial hair,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Alexandrine
Beauregard
From French Beauregard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Josefiina
From Swedish Josefina, from French Joséphine. Can be considered a feminine form of Joosef.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Philibert
Borrowed from French Philibert.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length