Alexandria (a city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse) · Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt around the city)
köken: Borrowed from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).
Alexandria (a city in Egypt) · Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt) · any one of the ancient cities named "Alexandrias" founded by Alexander the Great, bearing his name
köken: Learned borrowing from Koine Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia) -see adjective Ἀλεξάνδρειος (Alexándreios, “of Alexander”)- from the ancient name Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). The Egyptian city is named for and by its founder Alexander the Great.
(name before 1953)
see Αλεξάνδρεια Ημαθίας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ᵉˡ
köken: Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), perhaps popularized via Russian Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra); a feminine form of Aleksanteri. Cognate with English Alexandra.