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Allegra - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Allegra

[ 3 syll. al-le-gra, all-eg-ra ] The girl name Allegra is pronounced aaLEHGRah KEY. Allegra's language of origin is Italian, and it is predominantly used in English and Italian. Derived from the element allegro which is of the meaning 'happy, lively, merry'. The meaning of the name is related to the musical term allegro. The name was first coined by the British poet Lord Byron for his illegitimate daughter Allegra Byron (1817-1822), and has since been adopted in English-speaking countries. It is not a traditional Italian name. A variant form of Allegra is Alegra (Spanish). Allie (English pet form) is another variant of the name.

Allegra is an uncommon baby name for girls. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of girl names directly related to Allegra, Allie (English) was the most frequently used.

A baby name that sounds like Allegra is Alegra (Spanish).

KEY: Pronunciation for Allegra: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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