Allegra (given name)
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Allegra (/əˈlɛɡrə/; Italian: [alˈleːɡra])[2] is a female given name of Italian origin meaning joyful (happy) or lively.[3] It was first used as a name in the medieval era in Italy.[4]
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Pronunciation | /əˈlɛɡrə/ Italian: [alˈlɛːɡra][1] |
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Gender | female |
Language(s) | Italian |
Origin | |
Meaning | Joyful, Lively |
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Allegra can refer to:
- Allegra Byron (1817–1822), the illegitimate daughter of British Romantic poet George Gordon, Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont, the stepsister of Mary Shelley
- Allegra Collins (born 1972), American attorney, educator and judge
- Allegra Curtis (born 1966), American actress
- Allegra Edwards, American actress
- Allegra Fuller Snyder, American film director and dance ethnographer; daughter of R. Buckminster Fuller
- Allegra Goodman, American author
- Allegra Huston, author
- Allegra Kent, American ballet dancer
- Allegra McEvedy, British chef
- Allegra Mostyn-Owen, British journalist and teacher
- Allegra Spender, Australian businesswoman and politician
- Allegra Stratton (born 1980), British journalist
- Allegra Versace (born 1986), heiress to the fashion house Versace