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 [ 3 syll. a-le-xis, al-ex-is ] The girl name Alexis is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is more popular. It is pronounced ahLEHKSIHS KEY. Alexis' language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English, German, and Spanish. The meaning of Alexis is 'defender'. Derived from the word alexein which is of the meaning 'to ward off, to defend'. The feminine use of the name was first popularized by the character Alexis Carrington in the 1980s American soap opera Dynasty, who was portrayed by Joan Collins. The form Lexus was in recent times promoted by association with the luxury car brand, especially in the USA. See Alexis for more info. Forms of the name include the English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish Alexa, the English Alexus, the Spanish Alicio, the English Lexis, and the English Lexus. In addition, Alexis is a form (English, German, and Spanish) of the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Alexandra. Other forms of Alexis include the English, Scottish, and Spanish pet form Alexina and the English spelling variant Alexys. Alexis is a very popular baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s. At the peak of its usage in 1998, 1.021% of baby girls were named Alexis. It was #6 in rank then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #15 with a usage of 0.467%, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Alexis was used 86% more than the 2nd most popular name, the English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish Alexa, in 2008. Though there were times from 1964 to 1964 when more boys than girls were given the name Alexis, the name is today more frequently used for girls. In 2007, 4 times more girls than boys were given the name Alexis. Baby names that sound like Alexis include the English Alaisa, the name Alaqua, the English Alaska, the English Alecia, the English and Hebrew Aleeza, the Greek and Spanish Aleka, the Slavic Alekko, the Russian and Slavic Aleksey, the Slavic Aleksi, the Russian and English Alesha, the English Aleshia, the Polish Aleska, the Italian Alessa, the Hawaiian Aletia, the English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish Alexa, the English Alexi, the English and German Alexie, the Greek Alexiou, the Czech, Slavic, and English Alica, and the English, Latinized, Spanish, and Scandinavian Alicia. KEY: Pronunciation for Alexis: 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)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
