Aleks

Albanian

Proper noun

Aleks m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Aleks

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Aleks	Aleksi
accusative		Aleksin
dative/ablative	Aleksi	Aleksit

Estonian

Etymology

Short form of Aleksander and Alexius. Cognate with English Alex.

Proper noun

Aleks

1. a male given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Aleks m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• Aleks's son: Aleksson
• Aleks's daughter: Aleksdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Aleks
accusative	Aleks
dative	Aleksi
genitive	Aleks

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Alex

Etymology

Clipping of Aleksander (“male given name”). The rare female use is likewise clipped from Aleksandra (“female given name”).

Compare Danish Aleks, Swedish Aleks and Finnish Aleks (“male given name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalː.ɛks/
• Rhymes: -alːɛks
• Homophone: Alex
• Hyphenation: A‧leks

Proper noun

Aleks

1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Alex, a short form of Aleksander.
2. (rare) a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Alex, a short form of Aleksandra.

Usage notes

• Aleks is used both as an independent given name and as a short form, nickname, or pet form of Aleksander.

Statistics

• According to Statistics Norway, 127 men and 5 women in Norway had Aleks as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.

References

• “Aleks” in Store norske leksikon
• “Aleks” at Nordic Names
• Alex on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^no

Anagrams

• aksle, leksa