Today I found out that the name Alexandra is found in Linear B, and itās kind of blowing my mind because that means that name has been in use for at least 4500 years
The name actually appears earliest in its feminine form, Alexandra, as a-re-ka-sa-da-ra before we ever see the masculine variant Alexander!Ā
Itās also thought that it may have meantĀ ādefender FROM menā in addition toĀ ādefender of menā. This comes to be used as an alternate name for Kassandra, who may have been worshipped as a protector of unmarried girls and young women from the unwanted attentions of men!