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Allegra

/ah-LEG-rah/ FeminineItalian

Meaning

Allegra is a feminine name of Italian origin meaning “cheerful, lively”.

Allegra is the Italian word for cheerful and quick, the same root that gives music its allegro tempo, and Lord Byron chose it for his daughter in 1817. Ballet dancer Allegra Kent kept it graceful in America, though the allergy medication of the same name now shares the stage.

At a glance

Origin
Italian
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/ah-LEG-rah/
Themes
Joy

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Questions

  • Allegra is a feminine name of Italian origin meaning “cheerful, lively”. Allegra is the Italian word for cheerful and quick, the same root that gives music its allegro tempo, and Lord Byron chose it for his daughter in 1817.

  • Allegra is traditionally a feminine (girl) name.

  • The name Allegra comes from Italian. Allegra is the Italian word for cheerful and quick, the same root that gives music its allegro tempo, and Lord Byron chose it for his daughter in 1817. Ballet dancer Allegra Kent kept it graceful in America, though the allergy medication of the same name now shares the stage.

  • Allegra is pronounced ah-LEG-rah.

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