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Ruxandra is a Romanian feminine given name of Persian origin, and a variant of Roxana. [1] Notable bearers of the name include: Ruxandra Cesereanu (born 1963 ...
Alexandra; Pronunciation / ˌ æ l ɪ ɡ ˈ z æ n d r ə,-ˈ z ɑː n-/ AL-ig-ZA(H)N-drə: Gender: Female: Language(s) From the Greek Alexandra, the female form of Alexandros, from alexein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and aner meaning "man"
Lăpușneanu ordered work to begin on the monastery building in 1551, to replace an older church, the work being completed in 1562. [1] The dedication was made by the monarch, his wife Ruxandra and his daughter Soltana as ktitors, with Soltana also serving as the first head of what was then the Socola nunnery. [1]
Cassandra or Kassandra (/ k ə ˈ s æ n d r ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, pronounced, sometimes referred to as Alexandra; Ἀλεξάνδρα) [3] in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a ...
Ruxandra 'Ruxi' Dumitrescu (20 April 1977 – 3 March 2024) was a Romanian volleyball player. Born in Galați , she competed with the Romania women's national volleyball team at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Brazil. [ 1 ]
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .
Matei Ghica lived exclusively in Greek Phanar neighborhood of Constantinople. The marriage with Ruxandra Mavrocordat, daughter of Alexander Mavrocordatos , the Dragoman of the Sublime Porte , introduced Matei to the Phanariote nucleus – now the religious, cultural and political hegemons of the Christian Ottoman subjects and vassals – and ...
Cassandra, also spelled Kassandra, is a feminine given name of Greek origin. Cassander [1] is the masculine form of Cassandra. In Greek mythology, Cassandra (Greek: Κασσάνδρα) was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. She had the gift of prophecy, but was cursed so that none would believe her prophecies.