Alexis name - Meaning of Alexis
- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
- Pronounced
- ah-LEK-sis (German) , al-ek-SEE (French) , ə-LEK-sis (English)
- Alexis Meaning
- 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. Alexis is a short form of Alexandra, or Alexander. Alexandra originates in Greek language and means "protector of humanity". It is a feminine form of Alexander. Saint Alexandra was a martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions. Throughout history, there have been many members of royalty given the name Alexandra. In Greek mythology, Alexandra was a by-name of the goddess Hera. It was popularized by Alexander the Great.
Alexis Related Names
Variants: Alexia, Alexus (English), Alexys, Allexis, Allexys, Aleksis, Aleksys
Diminutives: Alexina, Lexi, Lexie, Lexine, Lexy, Lexia, Lexus (English)
Feminine Form: Alexia (German)
Masculine Forms: Alexios, Alexius (Ancient Greek)
Other Languages: Aleksei, Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey, Aliaksei (Belarusian), Aleix (Catalan), Aljoša (Croatian), Alexej, Aleš (Czech), Aleksi, Ale (Finnish), Aleixo (Galician), Elek (Hungarian), Alessia, Alessio (Italian), Aleksy (Polish), Aleixo (Portuguese), Aleksei, Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey, Alyosha, Lyosha (Russian), Alexej, Aleš (Slovak), Aleksej, Aleks, Aleš, Aljoša (Slovene), Alejo (Spanish), Aleksei, Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey, Oleksiy, Olexiy, Olek (Ukrainian)
Alexis Celebrities
Alexis Bledel - actress, Alexis Dziena - actress, Alexis Texas - actress,
