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ALEXIS
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Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: German, French, English, Ancient Greek
Pronounced: al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English) [key]
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From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints. It is used somewhat interchangably with the related name Αλεξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors. In the English-speaking world it is more commonly used as a feminine name. |
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