Meaning: Its source is Cathasaigh, an Irish Gaelic name meaning "Alert."

Narrative: The popularity of this name owes a great deal to the American railroad engineer, Casey Jones (1863-1900), who sacrificed his life to save his passengers in an incident memorialized in legend and song. He was born Johnathan Luther Jones, and derived his famous nickname from his home town of Cayce, Kentucky.

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.