Allegra (given name)

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]

Pronunciation/əˈlɛɡrə/
Italian: [alˈlɛːɡra]^[1]

Genderfemale

LanguageItalian

MeaningJoyful, Lively

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Allegra

The story of Allegra Byron (1817–1822), "Lord Byron's Allegra", has been one inspiration for use of the name.
Pronunciation	/əˈlɛɡrə/ Italian: [alˈlɛːɡra][1]
Gender	female
Language	Italian
Origin
Meaning	Joyful, Lively

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Allegra can refer to:

• Allegra Acosta (born 2002), American actress and singer
• 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
• Allegra Curtis (born 1966), American actress
• Allegra de Laurentiis, Italian philosopher
• Allegra Denton, Canadian child actress
• Allegra Edwards (born 1988), American actress
• Allegra Eggleston (1860–1933), American artist
• Allegra Fuller Snyder (1927–2021), American film director and dance ethnographer; daughter of R. Buckminster Fuller
• Allegra Fulton, Canadian actress
• Allegra Goodman (born 1967), American author
• Allegra Huston (born 1964), British-American author
• Allegra Hyde, American writer
• Allegra Kent (born 1937), American ballet dancer
• Allegra Krieger, American indie rock musician
• Allegra Lapi (born 1985), Italian water polo player
• Allegra McEvedy (born 1970), British chef
• Allegra Mertz (1913–1989), American sailor
• Allegra Mostyn-Owen (born 1964), British journalist and teacher
• Allegra Poljak (born 1999), Serbian footballer
• Allegra Spender (born 1978), Australian businesswoman and politician
• Allegra Stratton (born 1980), British journalist
• Allegra Versace (born 1986), heiress to the fashion house Versace