Alexius

English

Etymology

Latin form of Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (“helper, defender”)

Proper noun

Alexius

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

• Name of a fifth century saint, famous in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Rare in English in this form.

Related terms

• Alex
• Alexis
• Alexia

Translations

male given name

• Armenian: Ալեքսիյ (hy) (Aleksiy)
• Czech: Aleš (cs) m, Alexej (cs) m
• Dutch: Alexius (nl)
• Estonian: Aleks (et)
• Finnish: Aleksi (fi), Aleksis (fi)
• French: Alexis (fr)
• German: Alexius (de)

• Greek: Αλέξιος (el) (Aléxios)
• Italian: Alessio (it)
• Latin: Alexius (la)
• Polish: Aleksiej (pl) m
• Portuguese: Aleixo
• Russian: Алексей (ru) (Aleksej)
• Spanish: Alejo (es)