Cassandra (name)
Cassandra, also spelt 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.
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| Pronunciation | /kəˈsændrə/ Greek: [kas:ándra] |
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| Gender | Female |
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| Word/name | Greek mythology |
| Meaning | the one who shines and excels over men[1] |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Casandra, Cassie, Casey, Sandra, Sandy |
The name peaked in popularity in the United States in 1990 with over 7000 girls named Cassandra born that year; the name is now rarer in the United States for babies, with only about 493 American girls called Cassandra in 2021.[2] It is a common name in Greece and countries where Germanic and Romance languages are spoken.
People
- Cassandra Austen (1773–1845), English artist and elder sister of Jane Austen
- Cassandra Bankson (born 1992), American model, student and YouTube personality
- Cassandre Berdoz, Swiss event manager and Watchman of Lausanne Cathedral
- Cassie Bernall (1981–1999), victim of the Columbine High School massacre
- Cassandra Clare (born 1973), American author
- Cassandra Pickett Durham (1824–1885), American physician and the first woman to earn a medical degree in the state of Georgia
- Cassandra Fairbanks (born 1985), American journalist and activist
- Cassie Jaye (born 1986), American actress and film director, known for the movie The Red Pill
- Cassandra Jean (born 1985), American actress, model, and beauty pageant queen
- Cassandra Kelly, Australian company director
- Cassandra Kelly (athlete) (born 1963), athlete from New Zealand
- Cassandra Lee Morris (born 1982), American voice actress
- Cassie Lewis (born 1974), Papua New Guinea born Australian poet, long time US resident
- Cassandra Lynn (1979–2014), American model
- Cassy O'Connor (born 1967), Australian politician
- Cassandra Peterson (born 1951), American actress
- Cassandra Ponti (born 1982), Filipino TV contestant
- Cassandra Potter (born 1981), American curler
- Cassie Scerbo (born 1990), American actress, singer and dancer
- Cassie Steele (born 1989), Canadian actress
- Cassandra Steen (born 1980), German singer
- Cassandra Tate (born 1990), American athlete
- Cassandra Thorburn (born 1971), Australian children's author
- Cassandra Trenary, American ballet dancer
- Cassie Ventura (born 1986), American singer
- Cassandra Whitehead (born 1985), American model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Cassandra Williams, Dominican politician
- Cassandra Wilson (born 1955), American jazz singer
- Regina Cassandra (born 1990), Indian actress
Fictional characters
- Cassandra, one of the Jellicle cats in the musical Cats
- Cassandra (Cassy), from the Canadian cartoon series Ultimate Book of Spells
- Cassandra, from the American animated television series Tangled: The Series
- Cassandra (Doctor Who), from the British science fiction television series
- Cassandra (Encantadia), in Etheria
- Cassandra (Stargate), in the American science fiction television series Stargate
- Cassie Ainsworth, in the television series Skins
- Cassandra Alexandra, Grecian character from the Soul series of fighting games
- Cassie Cage, Mortal Kombat character
- Cassandra Cain, one of the Batgirls in the DC Comics Universe
- Cassandra Cooper, adoptive daughter of the Ingalls family on the show Little House on the Prairie
- Cassandra Foster, on the American soap opera All My Children
- Cassandra Freedman, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Cassie Hack, in the Hack/Slash comic books
- Cassandra "Casey" Jones, a character in the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Cassandra Lang, in the Marvel Comics universe
- Cassandra Mortmain, narrator of Dodie Smith's 1948 novel I Capture the Castle
- Cassandra Nova, Marvel supervillainess and the archenemy of Charles Xavier
- Cassie Palmer, in the Cassandra Palmer novel series
- Cassandra Pentaghast, in the Dragon Age franchise
- Cassandra "Cassie" Railly, a main character in the television series 12 Monkeys
- Cassandra Rawlins, from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), the current Wonder Girl in the DC Comics Universe
- Cassandra Spender, Patient X from The X-Files
- Cassandra Trelawney, ancestor of Sybill Trelawney, a character in the Harry Potter series
- Cassandra Trotter, from the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses
- Cassie Turner, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Cassie Layne Winslow, from the American daytime soap opera Guiding Light
- Kassandra, a playable character in Assassin's Creed Odyssey
- Cassandra "Cassie" Salazar, in the Netflix original Purple Hearts
References
- "Cassander – Name's Meaning of Cassander". NameDoctor. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- "Girl Name Cassandra – Trends, Comments and Popularity of Cassandra".
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