ALEXIS male & female German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek 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. |
EQUIVALENTS |
ANCIENT GREEK: Alexios, Alexius |
BELARUSIAN: Aleksei, Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey, Aliaksei |
CZECH: Alexej |
FINNISH: Aleksi |
FRENCH: Alexis |
GALICIAN: Aleixo |
GERMAN: Alexis |
GREEK: Alexis |
HUNGARIAN: Elek |
ITALIAN: Alessio |
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Aleksi |
POLISH: Aleksy |
PORTUGUESE: Aleixo |
RUSSIAN: Aleksei, Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey |
SLOVAK: Alexej |
SLOVENE: Aleksej |
SPANISH: Alejo |
UKRAINIAN: Aleksei, Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey, Oleksiy, Olexiy |
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
CROATIAN: Aljoša |
CZECH: Aleš |
FINNISH: Ale |
RUSSIAN: Aleks, Alyosha, Lyosha |
SLOVAK: Aleš |
SLOVENE: Aleks, Aleš, Aljoša |
UKRAINIAN: Aleks, Oles |
FEMININE FORMS |
ENGLISH: Alexia, Alexina, Alexis, Alexus, Lexi, Lexia, Lexie, Lexine, Lexus, Lexy |
FRENCH: Alexia |
ITALIAN: Alessia |
OTHER FORMS |
ANCIENT GREEK: Alexis |