Names like Alexandria
Alexandria is a five-syllable Greek name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Five syllables, ending the same way as Alexandria.
Artemisia Greek · From the goddess Artemis, also the aromatic wormwood plant; famously borne by Artemisia Gentileschi, Baroque painter of fierce biblical heroines.
Estefania Greek · Spanish form of Stephanie, traditionally 'crown'
Anastasiia Ukrainian · resurrection
Anamaria Spanish · combination of Ana and Maria, traditionally 'grace' and 'star of the sea'
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Alexandria comes from.
Lydia Greek · "woman of Lydia," the kingdom in Asia Minor famed for its gold; in the New Testament a seller of purple cloth, the first European convert. A place name that became a steady Anglo classic with a fresh modern following
Sophia Greek · "wisdom," the Greek word itself; carried by Byzantine empresses and enshrined in Hagia Sophia, "Holy Wisdom," then a fixture of European courts. Its 21st-century surge made it a top name across dozens of countries at once, in every spelling
Alexia Greek · feminine form related to Alexander, meaning 'defender' or 'helper'
Asia Greek · from the name of the continent, traditionally from Greek, possibly 'east' or 'sunrise'
The same feel
Also classic and place names.
Amaia Spanish · Basque name meaning 'the end'; also a town in Navarre
Cambria Welsh · the Latin name for Wales
Marwa Arabic · flint pebble; al-Marwa is a sacred hill of Mecca
Salina Latin · from the Latin word for 'salty'; also a place name
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Alexandria, on a similar curve.
Georgia Greek · farmer
Demetria Greek · The feminine form of Demetrios, linked to Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest.
Angelia Greek · variant of Angela, 'angel, messenger'
Alexandrea Modern American · A 1990s blend spelling of Alexandra, feminine of Greek Alexandros, defender of men.
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