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ALEXIS
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GENDER: Masculine & Feminine
USAGE: German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
PRONOUNCED: ah-LEK-sis (German), al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English) [key]
Meaning & History
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 interchangeably 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.
Related Names
FEMININE FORM: Alexia (German) OTHER LANGUAGES: Aleix (Catalan), Aljoša (Croatian), Alexej, Aleš (Czech), Aleksi, Ale (Finnish), Aleixo (Galician), Elek (Hungarian), Alessio (Italian), Aleksy (Polish), Aleixo (Portuguese), Aleksei, Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey, Alyosha, Lyosha (Russian), Alexej, Aleš (Slovak), Aleksej, Aleks, Aleš, Aljoša (Slovene), Alejo (Spanish), Oleksiy (Ukrainian) Popularity
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