Comments for the name Alexis

Alexis is the name of the slave boy with whom Corydon falls in love in Virgil's Second Eclogue (written 37 BCE). It's thought by some historians that Virgil was in love with a slave named Alexander and that "Alexis" was based on this slave.

Alexis Smith is a bearer of this name. Not too sure who she is though.

For those of us who were growing up in the 80's, this name will always signify Alexis Carrington, the uber-bitch of the primetime soap "Dynasty". Played by Joan Collins.

Alexis McCoy is the second eldest of the McCoy Septuplets.

Alexis Bledel is the actress who plays Rory Gilmore in the TV show "Gilmore Girls".

Alexis was the name of the tsarevitch of Russia. He was presumed to have been murdered with the other Romanovs, but his body was never found. Although it is not likely he could have survived people trying to kill him, since he was a haemophilic, and came very close to dying before, by pure accident.

Alexis is the middle name of actress Lucy Liu.

Alexis is one of the cute little Asian girls on Jon and Kate Plus 8.

Alexis McCaughey is one of the McCaughey septuplets. She doesn't have famous parents, but there aren't many spetulets in the world. :)

Here's a weird fact: Alexis Texas was almost the name of the main character in the Disney show Hannah Montana.

Alexis Denisof played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (alternate spellings of Wyndam-Price and Wyndham-Pryce), a character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel.

Alexis Grace is a contestant on the eighth season of American Idol.

Actress Nancy Lee Grahn has played the popular character Alexis Davis, a lawyer, on the American soap opera General Hospital since 1996.

Alexis is a character on E!'s Pretty Wild.

Probably the most famous bearer of this name was the French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville.

Alexis is the name of famous fictional crime novelist Richard Castle's teenage daughter, on the TV show Castle. It may be a variant of her father's given middle name, he was born Richard Alexander Rodgers, before he changed it to Richard Edgar Castle, well before she was born, but we don't know that for sure. It is just guesses for the fans of the show. Alexis full name is Alexis Harper Castle.

Alexis Denisof (b. 1966 in Salisbury, Maryland) is an American actor. He is married to actress Alyson Hannigan.