Alexis
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexius, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (“helper, defender”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛksəs
[edit] Proper noun
Alexis
- A male given name.
- A female given name, transferred from the male name since the 1940s.
[edit] Quotations
- 1877 W. S. Gilbert - Arthur Sullivan, The Sorcerer, Act I:
- To the maid of his choice, / With a heart palpitating, / Comes Alexis the brave.
- 1990, Ed McBain, Vespers, Mandarin (1991), ISBN 0749305967, page 120:
- He wondered how parents who had named their daughter Alexis could possibly have known she'd turn out to be such a beauty.
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From the Latin saint's name Alexius, from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (“helper, defender”)
[edit] Proper noun
Alexis m.
- A male given name.
[edit] Anagrams
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English proper nouns
- English male given names from Ancient Greek
- English female given names from Ancient Greek
- French terms derived from Latin
- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- French proper nouns
- French male given names
