Comments for the name Alexia

I like this name. I'm always hearing short/pet names for this like Lexxi, Lexa, Alexi, but I never heard of Alexia. Sadly, it derives from the word dyslexic, meaning a person who can look at a word and see it backwards. I have two cousins with this problem, but they can read well. :)

Alexia hasn't got anything to do with dyslexia. Alexia is unability to read, often because of brain damage.

It means "helper" or "defender", actually. I've never heard of it having anything to do with an inability to read.

The second daughter of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands bears this name.

I think it is very nice, unfortunately the word meaning of alexia is to have a sudden loss of reading. On the other hand there is a hotel called "The Alexia Hotel," an Italian singer who changed her name to Alexia, and an Alexia Foods company. So those of you with the name don't have to feel so bad after all, because there is a word meaning and a name meaning of Alexia.

Just a horrible name.

For me it's a beautiful name. It's my daugther's name.

I personally think it is a very good name, I would probably name my daughter this. I like it because it is so short and because the first thing I think of when I hear it is not Alexander the great.

Well since it is "Loss of the ability to read, usually caused by brain lesions" I think it is another bad name.

German pronunciation: aw-LEG-zee-ah.

Well, it's a legit name, but it sounds like when you were a little kid and you'd take a name that maybe ended in no vowel sound or an "a" sound and change it to "ia" because you thought it sounded fancier, and then name your doll that. Plus the whole "brain damage" thing.

This is the name of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and of Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien of the Netherlands (second daughter of Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife, Máxima).

The name Alexia derived from Alexus which is another feminine form of Alexander, such as Alexandria and Alexandra for example. It means defender and not the inability to read. It's derived from Ancient Greek. It's a beautiful name. I can see why people would think that because of the spelling of Dyslexia but that is not where the name came from. I think it's pretty and has great roots.

Yes, the meaning of the NAME Alexia does not have anything to do with an 'inability to read' but the truth is (like it or not), the word Alexia does mean "a brain disorder involving the loss of inability to read". Look it up.

Okay, all thought of inability to read put aside, Alexia is a beautiful name. It sounds gorgeous and Lexa and Lexi are both really cute nicknames to go by. But, really, people named Cecilia aren't blind. Children named Alexia are not going to be illiterate.

I think it's a beautiful name.

Czech and Slovak pronunciation is "Aleksia".

The whole ''inability to read'' thing has put me off this name years ago, but the name is bland, unimaginative, and lazily constructed, so I wouldn't like it anyway. Boring!

A famous bearer is Alexia Ashford from RE: Code Veronica.

Olesya is Russian form of Alexia.

A famous bearer is English stage actress Alexia Khadime. She is well-known for her performances in various productions in London and throughout Europe. She performed the roles of Nala in "The Lion King" as well as Ronnie Spector in "Leader of the Pack". She is, however, perhaps best-known for performing the role of Elphaba in the London production of "Wicked" from June until November 2008, taking over the role for Kerry Ellis, who was starring in the Broadway production at the time.

Sorry, but this name reminds me of the Alexia Brothers hospital.

Sorry, but every time I see or hear the name it reminds me of the word dyslexia. I prefer the names Alexis/Alexus, Alexa, or even Alexi compared to this hideous name!

I do love this a lot but I prefer just Alexa or Alexis.

In the dictionary, it says that Alexia is the inability to read. I think this is an awful name.

Alexia Hagen from the band The High Wire is a famous bearer of this name.

Alexia Rodriguez is a vocalist in the band Eyes Set to Kill.

Come on don't be so ridiculous, the meaning of your name does not mean anything are all Sarah's princesses? All Sophia's wise? All Taylor's tailors? I personally adore this name and the nickname Lexi. By the way it means defender of mankind.

I always thought Alexia sounded like a learning disability or something: "Sorry to tell you this, but your son has Alexia." Doesn't appeal to me.