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]
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
^Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 70–71.
ISBN0-19-861060-2.
^S.L. Uckelman. "Allegra". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1.
http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Allegra
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