Cassandra (given name)
| Cassandra |
| Gender |
Female |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Greek mythology |
| Meaning |
shining upon men |
| Other names |
| Related names |
Casandra, Cassie, Kassie, Kassandra, Kasey, Casey, Kasandra, Sandra |
Cassandra is a Greek given name. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy; she had the gift of prophecy but the curse that her prophecies would never be believed.
Individuals with the given name Cassandra
Fictional characters named Cassandra
- Cassandra (Doctor Who), a character from Doctor Who
- Cassandra (Stargate), a character in Stargate
- Cassandra (Encantadia), a character in Etheria
- Cassandra, one of the Jellicle cats in the musical Cats
- Cassandra Alexandra, a Grecian character from the Soul series of fighting games
- Cassandra Cain, a Batgirl in the DC Comics Universe
- Cassandra Freedman, a character on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Cassandra Mortmain, narrator of Dodie Smith's 1948 novel I Capture the Castle
- Cassandra Cooper, adoptive daughter of the Ingalls family on the show Little House on the Prairie
- Cassandra Nova, a Marvel supervillainess and the archenemy of Charles Xavier
- Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), the current Wonder Girl in the DC Comics Universe
- Cassandra Spender, Patient X from The X-Files
- Cassandra Trelawney, ancestor of Sybill Trelawney, a character in the Harry Potter series
- Cassandra Trotter, a character from the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses
- Cassie Turner, a character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away