Cassandra

/K-AE-S-AE-N-D-R-AE/

Girl Christian English origin BritishAmerican

She who entangles men, from Greek. In myth, Cassandra had the gift of prophecy but the curse of never being believed

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Yes — Cassandra is a Christian girl name of English origin, meaning “She who entangles men, from Greek. In myth, Cassandra had the gift of prophecy but the curse of never being believed”.

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Meaning & origin

Cassandra is a girl's name of English origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "She who entangles men, from Greek. In myth, Cassandra had the gift of prophecy but the curse of never being believed" and belongs to the Wisdom cluster — names meaning knowledge, insight, and thoughtful presence.

Common among British, American, European families, Cassandra carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

What would a baby named Cassandra look like?

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What does Cassandra's numerology say?

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Cassandra resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
8
material mastery and executive power
Chaldean
5
freedom and adventurous change

Cassandra's destiny number is 8 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Cassandra's full reading →

Does Cassandra go with your family's names?

Cassandra breaks into 8 sounds: /K-AE-S-AE-N-D-R-AE/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Cassandra sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Cassandra beside your family's names →

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Cassandra — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

CasiCass

Names similar to Cassandra

If Cassandra resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Christian girl names, common in British families

Olivia
The olive branch symbolises peace, wisdom, and enduring beauty.
Emma
Whole, universal, from Germanic ermen (whole, universal). Borne by 11th-century Queen Emma of Normandy
Amelia
Industrious, striving, the name that has topped English baby name charts for a decade — Amelia carries the Germanic root for work and effort, naming a child for the quality of determined application that turns talent into achievement. Amelia Earhart transformed it into a symbol of boundary-breaking adventure
Isla
Island, the serene landmass surrounded by water on every side — Isla takes its name from the Scottish island of Islay and carries the self-contained beauty of a place that is complete in itself, needing no bridge to the mainland to justify its existence

Sharing the same meaning

Other Christian girl names from the Wisdom cluster

Sophia
Wisdom, the highest form of knowledge that encompasses understanding, judgement, and moral insight — Sophia is both a name and a philosophical concept, the divine wisdom personified in Proverbs as a woman calling from the rooftops
Sofia
Wisdom, from Greek sophia, the word for insight, discernment, and deep understanding prized by philosophers. Honoured early as a Christian virtue and a martyr's name, it spread across the Latin and Orthodox worlds alike and remains a graceful favourite from Italy to Latin America.
Maya
Illusion, the enchanting veil that makes the world appear as solid when it is actually fluid — Maya is the great philosophical concept of Indian thought, the creative power that projects the universe like a dream upon the screen of consciousness. As a name it crosses Hindu, Buddhist, Greek, and Hebrew traditions, carrying layers of meaning: illusion, water, mother, and the intoxicating beauty of a world that may not be what it seems

Names that sound similar

Christian girl names that open with the same syllables as Cassandra

Carmen
Song, poem, garden — Carmen carries two intertwined roots: Latin carmen (song, verse, incantation), giving the name a lyrical, poetic identity; and Hebrew Karmel (כַּרְמֶל, garden or vineyard of God), the sacred mountain on the Phoenician coast that gave rise to the Carmelite order and the Marian title Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The Latin meaning dominates in secular use; the Hebrew-Carmelite connection made it a Catholic devotional name across the Spanish-speaking world.
Caroline
Free woman, strong, from Germanic karl (free man) via the Italian and French feminine. A name of queens
Callie
Beautiful, most beautiful, from Greek kallos (beauty). A warm Southern American diminutive of Caroline or Calliope

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Common questions about Cassandra

What does the name Cassandra mean?

Cassandra means "She who entangles men, from Greek. In myth, Cassandra had the gift of prophecy but the curse of never being believed." It is a girl name of English origin, traditionally used in Christian families.

Is Cassandra a boy or girl name?

Cassandra is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Cassandra?

Cassandra is of English origin, used in Christian tradition, commonly among British, American, European families.

Is Cassandra a Christian name?

Yes. Cassandra is a girl name traditionally used in Christian families, of English origin.

What does Cassandra mean in English?

Cassandra originates from English, where it means "She who entangles men, from Greek. In myth, Cassandra had the gift of prophecy but the curse of never being believed."

What are common nicknames for Cassandra?

Common short forms of Cassandra include Casi, Cass.

What is the numerology of Cassandra?

Cassandra has a Pythagorean destiny number of 8 — material mastery and executive power.

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