{{for|the spider genus|Sondra (spider)}} '''Sondra''' is a feminine Greek given name meaning protector of man. By 2013, the name had reportedly become quite uncommon in the United States; it had reached a peak of usage in 1939.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Baby Names on the Verge of Extinction|url = https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/names-on-the-verge-of-extinction-113444323031.html|website = Yahoo! Parenting|accessdate = Jan 3, 2016|date = Dec 26, 2015}}</ref>
Notable people and characters with the name include:
== People == *Sondra Bianca (born 1930), American-born concert pianist and pedagogue *Sondra Braid (1964–2004), Canadian lawyer and teacher; candidate in the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba candidates in the 1990 Manitoba provincial election *Sondra Crosby, American medical doctor and professor of medicine *Sondra Currie (born 1952), American actress *Sondra E. Berchin (1952–2004), American entertainment- and corporate lawyer *Sondra Erickson (born 1942), American politician *Sondra Freckelton (1936–2019), American sculptor and watercolorist *Sondra Gair (1924–1994), American veteran broadcast journalist *Sondra Gilman (1926–2021), American curator, art patron, and theatre producer *Sondra Gotlieb (born 1936), Canadian journalist and novelist *Sondra Hale, American professor emeritus of anthropology and gender studies *Sondra Isaminger (1956–2008), American singer and community leader *Sondra James (1939–2021), American sound coordinator and actress *Sondra Lee (born 1930), American former actress and dancer *Sondra Lipton, American former fashion model, and current dancer and painter *Sondra Locke (1944–2018), American actress and director *Sondra London (born 1947), American true crime author *Sondra Marshak (born 1942), American science fiction writer *Sondra Perl, American professor emerita of English *Sondra Perry (born 1986), American interdisciplinary artist *Sondra Peterson (born 1935), American model *Sondra Prill (born c. 1970), American cover singer *Sondra Radvanovsky (born 1969), American-Canadian operatic soprano *Sondra Rodgers (1903–1997), American film- and television actress *Sondra Schlesinger (born 1934), American virologist and professor emeritus *Sondra Sherman (born 1958), American painter and jewelry maker *Sondra Theodore (born 1956), American model and actress *Sondra van Ert (born 1964), American snowboarder
== Fictional characters == *Sondra Bizet, in the 1937 US adventure drama fantasy film ''Lost Horizon'', played by Jane Wyatt *Sondra Finchley, in the 1925 US novel ''An American Tragedy'' *Sondra Fuller, the fourth Clayface, in the US comic books ''DC Comics'' *Sondra McCallister, in the ''Home Alone'' film series, played by Daiana Campeanu *Sondra Pike, in the Australian TV soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Cathy Godbold *Sondra Pransky, in the 2006 romantic crime comedy film ''Scoop'', played by Scarlett Johansson *Sondra Tibideaux, in the US TV sitcom ''The Cosby Show'', played by Sabrina Le Beauf
== See also == * ''Sondra (album)'', a 1981 album by The Sports * Sandra (given name)
==References== {{Reflist}}{{given name}} Category:Given names of Greek language origin