Cassandra

kuh-SAN-druh

Girl

Average rank #581 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)

From the Greek name Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), derived from possibly κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to excel, to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies.

How popular is Cassandra?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#510

in 2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#324

in 2025

🇮🇪 Ireland

#885

in 2025

🇺🇸 USA

#631

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#555

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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