Allegra (; ) is a female given name of Italian origin meaning joyful (happy) or lively. It was first used as a name in the medieval era in Italy.S.L. Uckelman. "Allegra". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Allegra
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 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
Fictional characters Allegra (comics) Allegra, the main character on the 1994–1996 Nick Jr. television series Allegra's Window Allegra Coleman, character who is a celebrity Allegra Geller, character in the 1999 film eXistenZ Allegra Zane, character in the 2002 television series Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension Allegra Pazzi, character in the 2001 film Hannibal Allegra Cole, character in the 2005 film Hitch (film) Allegra Sacrimoni, a character in the HBO series The Sopranos Allegra Garcia, a DC Comics character Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, a Marvel Comics character References