Languages: This girl's name is used in English and Spanish.

Nicknames: Casey, Casie, Cass, Cassi, Cassie, Kasey, Sandra, Sandy and Cas

Compound Forms: Krisandra

Alternative Spellings: Casandra, Cassanndra and Kasandra

Variant Forms: Casandri, Casaundr, Casaundra, Casondra, Casoundra, Cassandre, Cassaundra, Cassondra, Cassondria, Cassundra, Kasandria, Kasaundra, Kasondra, Kasoundra, Kassandre, Kassaundra and Kassondra

Source Forms: Kassandra

Popularity: The name Cassandra ranked 126th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 269th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 62nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: It is possible that this name is a form of Alexander (''warrior's protector''), which originated as a feminine name -- in fact, a by-name for Hera, queen of the Olympian gods.

In Greek legend, Cassandra was the name of a prophetess whose unerring predictions were perpetually doomed to fall on unbelieving ears.