Alessa
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Origin of the name Alexa:
A short form of Alexandra (defender or helper of mankind), Alexa is also bestowed as an independent given name and is thus derived from the Greek alexein (to defend, to help).
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My mother decided to name me Alessa when she read a magazine article about someone named Alessandra; she just dropped the "ndra". I believe it is the Italian version of the name Alexa.
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People mispronounce it very often, either saying Alexa, Alyssa, Alexia, Alessia, etc. It is pronounced "uh-less-uh".
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Alessa Gillespie in the video game series Silent Hill.
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