Alexius

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Scripts Ἀλέξιος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. a-LEHK-see-oos(Latin)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλέξιος (Alexios), a derivative of Ἄλεξις (see Alexis). This was the name of five Byzantine emperors. It was also borne by a 5th-century Syrian saint who is especially venerated in the Eastern Church.

Related Names

VariantAlexios
Other Languages & CulturesAliaksei(Belarusian) Aleksi(Bulgarian) Aleix(Catalan) Aljoša(Croatian) Alexej, Aleš(Czech) Alexis(English) Aleksi, Ale(Finnish) Alexis(French) Aleixo(Galician) Aleksi(Georgian) Alexis(Greek) Elek(Hungarian) Alessio(Italian) Aleksejs(Latvian) Aleksy(Polish) Aleixo(Portuguese) Aleksei, Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey, Aleks, Alex, Alyosha, Lyosha(Russian) Aljoša(Serbian) Alexej, Aleš(Slovak) Aleksej, Aleks, Aleš, Aljoša(Slovene) Alejo, Alexis(Spanish) Oleksiy, Olexiy, Oles(Ukrainian)
User SubmissionAlexíus

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Name Days

Austria: February 17

Categories

emperors, isograms, Latinizations, saints
Entry updated April 5, 2022