Variant spelling of Alexandra, from Greek 'alexein' (to defend) and 'andros' (man), meaning 'defender of people.'
Alexsandra is an elaborated spelling variant of Alexandra, one of the great dynastic names of Western history. The root is the Greek Alexandros — from alexein (to defend) combined with anēr/andros (man) — yielding the literal meaning "defender of men." The masculine form Alexander was carried to legendary heights by the Macedonian king who swept from Greece to the edges of India in the fourth century BCE, and his female relatives and successors adopted the feminized form with equal ambition.
Queens and empresses named Alexandra or variants thereof shaped centuries of European politics: Alexandra of Denmark became Queen of Britain as consort to Edward VII; Empress Alexandra Feodorovna was the doomed last tsarina of Russia; Alexandra the Great was a byword for royal authority across Orthodox Christian cultures. The name also appears across Slavic, Iberian, and Scandinavian traditions in forms including Alejandra, Aleksandra, and Sasha, testifying to its extraordinary geographic reach. The Alexsandra spelling, with its inserted "s," is an Anglophone innovation that emerged in the twentieth century as parents sought to personalize a well-loved classic.
The double-s construction softens the name slightly on the page while keeping the full grandeur of sound intact. It is the kind of spelling variation that signals both an attachment to tradition and a quiet insistence on individuality — a balance that has always been central to the name's enduring appeal.