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 [ 2 syll. san-dra, sa-nd-ra ] The girl name Sandra is pronounced as SAENDRah KEY. Sandra is mainly used in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, and it is of Old Greek origin. Sandra is a short form of the English and German name Cassandra in the English language. Sandra is also a short form of the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish name Alexandra in the English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish languages. Sandra is also a variant form of the English and German name Kassandra in the English language. Sandra is also a short form of the Italian and Spanish name Alessandra in the English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish languages. Variants of the name include the German, Italian, and Spanish pet form Sandrina and the English pet form Sandy. See also the related form, the English Cindra. Sandra is a classic favorite. At present it is still fairly popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use in the past. The name increased in popularity from the 1910s up to the 1940s. Its usage peaked in 1946 with 1.965% of baby girls being named Sandra. Its ranking then was #6. The baby name has since experienced a substantial decline in frequency. In 2008, its usage was only 0.035% and its ranking #442. Among the group of girl names directly related to Sandra, the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Alexandra was the most frequently used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Sandra's by 6 times. The name Sandra has predominantly been a girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the past century. In 1964, 259 times more girls than boys were given the name Sandra. Baby names that sound like Sandra include the Slavic Sander, the English Saundra, the English Shondra, the English, Italian, and Spanish Sondra, the English Cindra, and the name Sen. Details of famous persons named Sandra: KEY: Pronunciation for Sandra: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
