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 [ 4 syll. a-le-xia, al-ex-ia ] The girl name Alexia is pronounced ahLEHKSiyah KEY. Alexia's language of origin is Old Greek and Germanic. It is predominantly used in English, German, and Spanish. From Old Greek and Germanic roots, its meaning is 'defender' - in this context, Alexia is usually used in the English and German languages. Derived from the word alexein which is of the meaning 'to ward off, to defend'. Alexia is the feminine equivalent of the English and German Alexis. A form of the name is the Italian and Spanish Alessia. In addition, Alexia is an English, German, and Spanish pet form of the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Alexandra. Alexia is also a German form of the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese Alice. Alexia is a popular baby girl name. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2002 with 0.136% of baby girls being named Alexia. It was #128 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #213 with a usage of 0.077%, and it was the 2nd most popular after the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Alexandra, among all girl names in its family. The name was thrice as popular as Alexia in 2008. Baby names that sound like Alexia include the English Aleesha, the English Aleisha, the Italian and Spanish Alessia, the English Alexea, the French and German Alexius, the English Alicea, the Spanish Alicio, the English Alishia, the Polish and English Alisia, the English and German Aloisia, the Slavic Alojzia, the Slavic Alojzija, the German Aloysia, the Spanish Aluisa, the English Alysia, the English Elysia, the Irish Uilleag, the English Alaisa, the name Alaqua, and the English Alaska. KEY: Pronunciation for Alexia: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
