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Allegra

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Allegra

  • /əˈlɛɡrə/
  • /æˈleɪɡrə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Allegra, from allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.

proper noun Allegras

  1. rare A female given name from Italian. From my study I see in the lamplight, Descending the broad hall stair, Grave Alice, and laughing Allegra, And Edith with golden hair.
  2. A surname from Italian.

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MLA

"Allegra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/allegra. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Allegra. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allegra

Chicago

"Allegra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/allegra.

BibTeX
@misc{allegra_2026,
  title = {Allegra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allegra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}