Meaning and background
The story behind Alessandra
Alessandra is the Italian feminine form of Alexandra, within the historic Alexander name family. Its Italian pronunciation gives the middle consonants a clear rhythm and places the stress near the end. It is a genuine given name in its own right, not simply an elaboration of Alexa or a loose word for beauty. The underlying Greek etymology belongs to the older parent name.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Alessandra appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ælɛsændɹɑ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the third syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ælɛsændɹɑ/ · primary stress on syllable 3AE2 L EH0 S AE1 N D R AA0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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