Allegra (given name)

Allegra (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Allegra


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caption=The story of Allegra Byron (1817-1822), "Lord Byron's Allegra", has been one inspiration for use of the name.
pronunciation=pron-en|əˈlɛgrə IPA-it|alˈlɛɡra [cite web
title=allegra
url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/allegra
publisher=Dictionary.com
accessdate=2008-07-23]
gender = female
meaning = "Gay, jaunty"
region =
nickname =
origin = Italian
related names =
footnotes =

Allegra is a female given name of Italian origin meaning "gay" ("happy") or "jaunty". [ [http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?s=allegra&g=0&t=1 Baby Names - allegra ] ] 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 Goodman, American author
*Allegra Kent, American ballet dancer
*Anne Allegra Longfellow (1855-1934), "laughing Allegra" in American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1860 poem The Children's Hour.
*Allegra McEvedy, chef
*Allegra Versace (born 1986), heiress to the fashion house Versace billion fortune

Fictional characters

*Allegra, the title character in the children's television program "Allegra's Window"
*Allegra (comics)
*Allegra Coleman, fictitious celebrity
*Allegra Sacramoni fictional character on The Sopranos

Brand name

*"Allegra", an allergy drug.

References


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