Cassandra
Cassandra is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Shining upon man; a prophetess.
What Cassandra means
Shining upon man; a prophetess.
Cassandra is a long name at 9 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Cassandra comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Cassandra is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Cassandra?
In the girl name rankings we track, Cassandra falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Cassandra
Cassandra spans light and brightness and Wisdom, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Cassandra
These share Cassandra's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Clarity — Brightness; clear understanding.
- Minh — Bright, intelligent.
- Crystal — Clear, brilliant ice.
- Sophia — Wisdom.
- Athena — Goddess of wisdom and war.
- Evangeline — Bearer of good news.
- Halo — A ring of holy light.
- Helen — Light; a torch.
- Helena — Bright, shining light.
- Ophelia — Help; serene wisdom.
- Phaedra — Bright and radiant.
- Phoebe — Bright; radiant.
More Greek names
- Calliope — Beautiful voice; muse of poetry.
- Cassia — Cinnamon; a sweet spice.
- Calla — Beautiful; the calla lily.
- Castor — The shining one; a bright star.
- Calix — Very handsome.
- Catherine — Pure.
- Berenice — Bringer of victory.
- Chloe — Young green shoot; blooming.
- Basil — Kingly; royal.
- Cleo — Glory; pride.