Alexis

Alexis \a-le-xis, al-ex-is\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Alexis can also be used as a meaning of boy name, though the use for girls is more popular. It is pronounced ahLEHKSihS (English) or aeLehKSIY (French) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Alexis: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Alexis?

Alexis' language of origin is Old Greek. It is used predominantly in English, German, Spanish, French, and Greek. The meaning of Alexis is 'defender'. Derived from the word alexein which is of the meaning 'to ward off, to defend'. The feminine use of the name was first popularized by the character Alexis Carrington in the 1980s American soap opera Dynasty, who was portrayed by Joan Collins. The form Lexus was in recent times promoted by association with the luxury car brand, especially in the USA. See nicknames for Alexis for more info. In addition, Alexis is a contracted form (English, German, and Spanish) of the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Alexandra pronounciation. The name Alexis is widely used; it has 23 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name consist of name Ahlexis meaning, meaning of Alaxis, Alecsis name popularity, short names for Alecxis, what does the name Aleexis mean, Aleksis pronounciation, Alexa meaning of name, Alexas meaning and origin, Alexias definition, Alexiou name variations, what does the name Alexius mean, short names for Alexiz, Alexus name, short names for Alixis, Alixus name, Alyxis meaning and origin, Elexis name variations, name Elexus, Lexis meaning, and Lexus name popularity. Other English forms consist of the familiar form Alexina name popularity (used in Scottish, and Spanish as well), and the spelling variant short names for Alexys. The Spanish Alicio meaning of name is a form of Alexis that is used in foreign languages. Alexis is a very popular baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s. At the peak of its usage in 1998, 1.021% of baby girls were named Alexis. It was #6 in rank then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #16 with a usage of 0.421%, was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Alexis was used 63% more than the 2nd most popular name, name Alexa meaning, in 2010. Though there were times from 1964 to 1964 when more boys than baby girls were given the name Alexis, the name is today more frequently used for baby girls. In 2009, 5 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Alexis.

List of baby names Alexis:

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The baby name Alexis fun facts:

The name Alexis in reverse order is "Sixela".

The numerological value of the name Alexis is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Alexis?

Alexis is in the top names in USA.