Alexis: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Alexis | Girls
Origin of the name Alexis:
Derived from the Greek alexein (to defend, to help).
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Alexis is a boy's name in Greek and Russian.
Much prefer it for a boy. It's harsh and masculine.
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My third cousin's name is Alexis
- Nicknames for Alexis: | Edit
Aly, Alli, Lexi, Alex, Lexi Lu,
- Meanings and history of the name Alexis: | Edit
Alexis-Defender and Protecter
Alexis: Helper of mankind- Famous real-life people named Alexis: | Edit
Alexis Gosselin, "Jon & Kate plus 8", 1st born of Gosselin sextuplets
Alexis Alexiou, Greek footballer
Alexis Alexopoulos, Greek sprinter
Alexis Alexoudis, Greek footballer
Alexis Arguello (1952-2009), Nicaraguan boxer and politician
Alexis Arquette, American transgendered actress and musician, of the Arquette acting family
Alexis Simon Belle (1674-1734), French portrait artist
Alexis Bittar
Alexis Bledel, actress
Alexis Christoforous, WCBS-TV Wall Street reporter
Alexis Denisof, actor
Alexis de Tocqueville, French political thinker and historian
Alexis Dziena, actress
Alexis Galanos, Cypriot politician
Alexis Gavrilopoulos, Greek footballer
Alexis Georgoulis, Greek actor
Alexis Jordan, english singer
Alexis Laree, American professional wrestler
Alexis Loizidis, Greek footballer
Alexis Matias, Puerto Rican volleyball player
Alexis Minotis, Greek theater actor and director
Alexis Panselinos, Greek novelist and translator
Alexis Papahelas, Greek investigative journalist and newspaper editor
Alexis Ruano Delgado, Spanish footballer
Alexis Smith, actress (1921-1993)
Alexis Stewart, TV and radio personality and daughter of lifestyle maven Martha Stewart
Alexis Suárez Martín, Spanish footballer
Alexis Valido, Spanish volleyball player
Alexis Tsipras, Greek politician- Alexis in song, story & screen: | Edit
Alexis Colby (born Morell; formerly Carrington, Dexter, and Rowan), a fictional character played by Joan Collins on the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty
Alexis Davis, an attorney on General Hospital
Alexis Meade, a fictional character played by Rebecca Romijn on the American television series Ugly Betty
Alexis Rhodes, a character in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Alexis Zorbas, the protagonist of Zorba the Greek
Alexis Leonides, a fictional Greek writer who features in two novels by Geoffrey Trease
Alexis, a human from the Transformers: Unicron Trilogy continuity family
Alexis Castle, daughter to Rick Castle on the TV show "Castle"
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Name Lists Featuring Alexis
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Global Popularity of the Name Alexis
- #15 in United States
- #17 in Canada (Saskatchewan)
- #23 in Canada (Alberta)
- #23 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #71 in Australia (New South Wales)
- #72 in Australia (Victoria)
- #196 in Scotland
