Alexa

Pronunciation: ah-LEHKS-ə (key)

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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The name Alexa is #12 on the list of top 100 cool baby girl names in the baby name book "Cool Names" by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz.

Personal experiences with the name Alexa: | Edit

My name is Alexa and I love it, the only drawback is that people that I don't know that well (substitute teachers, other adults) mistakenly call me Alexis or Alexandra. Easy enough to correct them and not an issue.

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Lexi, Alex, Xan

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Famous real-life people named Alexa: | Edit

Alexa Chung, British TV presenter
Alexa Davalos, French-American actress
Alexa Demara, American actress
Alexa Gerasimovich, American actress
Alexa Glatch, American tennis player
Alexa Hamilton, American actress
Alexa Havins, American actress
Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel
Alexa Junge, American screenwriter
Alexa Kenin, American actress
Alexa Loo, Canadian snowboarder
Alexa McDonough, Canadian politician
Alexa Nikolas, Greek-American actress
Alexa Rae, American pornographic actress
Alexa Still, Australian musician
Alexa Stirling, American golf player
Alexa Thatcher, American wrestler
Alexa Vega, Colombian-American actress
Alexa Wilkinson, American singer and musician
Dan Alexa, Romanian footballer
Kate Alexa, Australian singer

Alexa in song, story & screen: | Edit

Song: "The Downeaster Alexa" by Billy Joel
Alexa Papadopoulos, character on the '80s teen TV series Degrassi Junior High

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