text_original: Greville mentions in his diary of December 24, 1819, that ' the Duke of Kent gave the name of Alexandrina to his daughter in compliment to the Emperor of Russia. She was to have had the name of Georgiana, but the duke insisted upon Alexandrina being her first name.
text_transcription: GREGGLE MENTIONS IN HIS DIARY OF DECEMBER TWENTY FOURTH EIGHTEEN NINETEEN THAT THE DUKE OF KENT GAVE THE NAME OF ALEXANDRINA TO HIS DAUGHTER IN COMPLIMENTS TO THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA SHE WAS TO HAVE HAD THE NAME OF GEORGIANA BUT THE DUKE INSISTED UPON ALEXANDRINA BEING HER FIRST NAME
phonemes: ɡɹˈɛvɪl mˈɛnʃənz ɪn hɪz dˈaɪɚɹi ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, ðæt ðə dˈuːk ʌv kˈɛnt ɡˈeɪv ðə nˈeɪm ʌv ˌælɪɡzˈændɹˈiːnə tə hɪz dˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪn kˈɑːmplɪmənt tə ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ʌv ɹˈʌʃə. ʃiː wʌz tə hæv hæd ðə nˈeɪm ʌv dʒˌɔːɹdʒiˈɑːnə, bˌʌt ðə dˈuːk ɪnsˈɪstᵻd əpˌɑːn ˌælɪɡzˈændɹˈiːnə bˌiːɪŋ hɜː fˈɜːst nˈeɪm.