Alexis

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

The baby boy name Alexis can also be used as a girl name definition, with the latter form being more common. Its pronunciation is 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 is used predominantly in the English, Greek, French, and German languages, and its origin is Old Greek. The name is of the meaning defender. Derived from the element 'alexein' meaning to ward off, to defend. Alexios (Old Greek) and Alexius (Latin) are old forms of Alexis. The name was borne by numerous saints; among them, the 5th-century Saint Alexius of Rome was the most famous. According to legend, he fled his arranged marriage to go on pilgrimage, and he was later venerated as a 'Man of God'. See Alexis definition for more info. In addition, Alexis is a short form (English and Greek) of the name Alexander meaning (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic). The name baby name Alexia (English, German, Spanish, and Greek) is the female version of Alexis. The name Alexis is used to a great extent; it has 48 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English consist of Ahlexis name variations, Alaxis definition, Alecsis name variations, name Alecxis origin, meaning of Aleexis, Aleksio name, Aleksios name variations, Aleksis name variations, baby name Aleksius, what does the name Alessa mean, short names for Alessi, name Alessia origin, Alexa meaning, what does the name Alexee mean, nicknames for Alexes, Alexey definition, Alexi name, Alexias pronounciation, name Alexie, Alexio name popularity, name Alexios meaning, Alexiou pronounciation, short names for Alexiss, nicknames for Alexiz, Alexsis meaning and origin, Alexus name, Alexy name popularity, what does the name Alexys mean, short names for Alixis, Allexis meaning of name, name Elexis, Lexis name popularity, and meaning of Lexy. Foreign variants of Alexis consist of Aleix name variations (Catalan), baby name Aleixo (Galician and Portuguese), baby name Alejo (Spanish), Aleksei meaning (Russian), name Aleksey meaning (Russian), short names for Aleksi (Finnish), Aleksy name popularity (Polish), Alessio name variations (Italian), Alexei name variations (Russian), baby name Alexej (Czech and Russian), Alexius name (German), baby name Aljoscha (Russian), baby name Aljosha (Russian), short names for Elek (Hungarian), and name Oleksiy origin (Ukrainian). Alexis is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1950s; before that, it was of very light use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2004, 0.198% of baby boys were given the name Alexis. Its ranking then was #103. In 2010, its usage was 0.079% and its ranking #219. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Alexis, Alexander meaning and origin was the most popular. In 2010, its use outnumbered Alexis' by 10 times. There were times from 1964 to 1964 that the name Alexis was given more often to boys, but it is more popular as a girl name today. In 2009, 5 times as many girls than boys were given the name Alexis.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Alexis:

short names for Alexey, Alexie definition, baby name Alajos (Hungarian), name Alaka'i origin (Hawaiian), name Alake, Alceo name popularity, Alechjo meaning of name (Esperanto), Alecko name variations, what does the name Aleckos mean, Aleco meaning, Alecos name popularity, Alecsis pronounciation, Aleexis meaning, what does the name Aleixo mean (Galician and Portuguese), short names for Alekko (Slavic), Aleko name (Slavic), name Alekos (Greek), nicknames for Aleksei (Russian), meaning of Aleksey (Russian), and short names for Aleksi (Finnish).

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.