"Allegra" meaning in English

See Allegra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Allegras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|allegra||cheerful}} Italian allegra (“cheerful”), {{m|it|allegro}} allegro Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Allegra (plural Allegras)
  1. (rare) A female given name from Italian. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Allegra-en-name-gWfrtpJn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. A surname from Italian.
    Sense id: en-Allegra-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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