Alexis (given name)

Alexis
Saint Alexius of Rome
Pronunciation/əˈlɛksɪs/
GenderUnisex (originally male)
Language(s)Greek
Origin
Meaning"helper, defender"
Other names
See alsoAlexius, Aleixo, Alexios, Alexey, Alexander, Alexandra, Alex, Lexi

Alexis is a given name of Greek origin. Like the name Alexander, Alexis derives from the Greek verb: ἀλέξειν, romanized: aléxein, lit. 'defend'.

While the name is traditionally male, it has been predominantly given to females in the United States since at least the 1940s, when actress Alexis Smith began appearing in films.[1] It has been among the top 50 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1990. In the 2008 book 5-Star Baby Name Advisor, author Bruce Lansky writes that the girls' name has the image of a "sexy and seductive knockout."[2] The increase in popularity of the name is sometimes attributed to the notable character Alexis Colby from the American television series Dynasty. A 1978 film, Ice Castles, featured as the main character a blind figure skater named Alexis "Lexie" Winston.

Aleksi, a Finnish variant, was the third most popular name for boys born in Finland in 2007.[3] Alessia, an Italian feminine variant, was the second most common name for girls born in Italy in 2006.[4] Alesia, a feminine variant, and Aleksio, a masculine variant, are currently popular names for boys and girls in Albania.

Masculine variants

  • Aleksi, Aleksis (Finnish)
  • Aleksis (Latvian)
  • Alexis, Alex (Indonesian)
  • Aleix (Catalan)
  • Aleixo (Galician), (Portuguese)
  • Alejo (Spanish)
  • Алексей (Alexei, Alexey, Aleksei, Aleksey), Алексий (Alexiy), Алёша (Alyosha), Лёша (Lyosha) (Russian)
  • Алекси, Aleksi (Bulgarian)
  • ალექსი, Aleksi (Georgian)
  • Aleks (Albanian)
  • Aleksije, Aleksej (Serbian), (Croatian)
  • Aleksy (Polish)
  • Aleš (Czech), (Slovene)
  • Alessio (Italian)
  • Alexis (Spanish), (English), (French)
  • Αλέξιος (Alexios), Αλέξης (Alexis) (Greek)
  • Alexius (Latin)
  • Elek (Hungarian)
  • Lex (English)
  • Олексій (Oleksii, Oleksiy), Олекса (Oleksa) (Ukrainian)

Feminine variants

  • Aleja (Spanish)
  • Alesia (Albanian)
  • Aleksa (Polish)
  • Alexa (English, Indonesian)
  • Alexia (English), (Galician), (German), (Greek), (Spanish), (French)
  • Алекса (Aleksa, Alexa) (Russian)
  • Aléxia (Portuguese)
  • Alexina (English)
  • Alexis (English)
  • Elexis (English)
  • Lexa (English)
  • Lexia (English)
  • Lexi (English)
  • Lexie (English)
  • Lexis (English)
  • Lexus (English)
  • Lexy (English)

People

  • Alexis (fl. 350s – 288 BC), 4th century poet
  • Alexis, Ancient Greek sculptor
  • Alexis of Russia (1629–1676), Tsar of Russia
  • Alexis Agrafiotis (born 1970), German-Greek composer, conductor and pianist
  • Alexis Ajinça (born 1988), French basketball player
  • Alexis Akrithakis (1939–1994), Greek artist
  • Alexis Alexandris (born 1968), Greek footballer
  • Alexis Alexiou (born 1963), Greek footballer
  • Alexis Alexopoulos (born 1971), Greek sprinter
  • Alexis Alexoudis (born 1972), Greek footballer
  • Alexis André Jr. (born 1997), Moroccan footballer
  • Alexis Apostolopoulos (born 1991), Greek footballer
  • Alexis Argüello (1952–2009), Nicaraguan boxer and politician
  • Alexis Arquette (1969–2016), American transgender actress and musician, of the Arquette acting family
  • Alexis Arts (born 1986), Italian escape artist
  • Alexis Ayala (born 1965), American-Mexican actor
  • Alexis Beka Beka (born 2001), French footballer
  • Alexis Simon Belle (1674–1734), French portrait artist
  • Alexis Bellino (born 1977), American television personality
  • Alexis Belonio (born 1960), Filipino professor, engineer, and scientist
  • Alexis Blin (born 1996), French footballer
  • Alexis Bledel (born 1981), American actress
  • Alexis Blokhina (born 2004), American tennis player
  • Alexis Bloom (born 1974/1975), South African documentary film director and producer
  • Alexis Borges (born 1991), Portuguese handball player
  • Alexis Bowater, British television journalist and presenter
  • Alexis Brandeker (born 1974), Swedish astronomer
  • Alexis Carrel (1873–1944), French surgeon and biologist
  • Alexis Castro (born 1984), Argentine footballer
  • Alexis Castro (born 1994), Argentine footballer
  • Alexis Cerritos (born 2000), Salvadoran footballer
  • Alexis Christoforous (born 1970), American WCBS-TV Wall Street reporter
  • Alexis Clairaut (1713–1765), French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist
  • Alexis Cole (born 1976), American singer
  • Alexis Conran, British actor, writer, TV and radio presenter
  • Alexis Contant (1858–1918), Canadian composer and musician
  • Alexis Coquillard (1795–1855), American fur trader and explorer
  • Alexis Cruz (born 1974), American actor
  • Alexis Rivera Curet (born 1982), Puerto Rican footballer
  • Alexis Curvers (1906–1992), Belgian writer
  • Alexis Damianos (1921–2006), Greek, film/theatre and television director
  • Alexis Davis (born 1984), Canadian mixed martial artist
  • Alexis Debat (born 1977), French terrorism and national security issues commentator
  • Alexis DeJoria (born 1977), American drag racer
  • Alexis Denisof (born 1966), American actor
  • Alexis Deschênes, Canadian politician
  • Alexis de Castillon (1838–1873), French composer
  • Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859), French political thinker and historian
  • Alexis Diaz, multiple people
  • Alexis Duarte (born 2000), Paraguayan footballer
  • Alexis Dubus (born 1979), British actor and comedian
  • Alexis Dupont (1796–1874), French opera singer
  • Alexis Dziena (born 1984), American actress
  • Alexis Falekas (born 1976), Greek basketball player and coach
  • Alexis Ffrench (born 1970), British musician
  • Alexis FitzGerald Snr (1916–1985), Irish solicitor and politician
  • Alexis FitzGerald Jnr (1945–2015), Irish politician
  • Alexis Flips (born 2000), French footballer
  • Alexis Flores (born 1975) Honduran FBI's most wanted fugitive
  • Alexis Flores Cucoch-Petraello (born 1980) Chilean footballer
  • Alexis Floyd, American actress
  • Alexis Galanos (1940–2019), Cypriot politician
  • Alexis Galarneau (born 1999), Canadian tennis player
  • Alexis Galpérine (born 1955), French classical violinist
  • Alexis Gamboa (born 1999), Costa Rican football player
  • Alexis Gauthier (born 1973), French chef
  • Alexis Gavrilopoulos (born 1981), Greek footballer
  • Alexis Georgopoulos (born 1974), American artist, music producer and DJ
  • Alexis Georgoulis (born 1974), Greek actor and politician
  • Alexis A. Gilliland (born 1931), American novelist and cartoonist
  • Alexis Giraud-Teulon (1839–1916), French academic, lawyer and translator
  • Alexis Gizaro Muvuni, DR Congo politician
  • Alexis González, multiple people
  • Alexis Gray-Lawson (born 1987), American basketball player
  • Alexis Guendouz (born 1996), Algerian footballer
  • Alexis Guérin, multiple people
  • Alexis Pauline Gumbs (born 1982), American writer
  • Alexis Haines (born 1991), American thief and television personality
  • Alexis Hall, multiple people
  • Alexis Heraclides (born 1952), Greek political scientist
  • Alexis Herman (1947–2025), American political figure
  • Alexis HK (born 1974), French singer
  • Alexis Holmes (born 2000), American track and field athlete
  • Alexis Hornbuckle (born 1985), American professional basketball player
  • Alexis Hunter (1948–2014), New Zealand painter and photographer
  • Alexis Iparraguirre (born 1974), Peruvian short story writer
  • Alexis Izard (born 1992), French politician
  • Alexis Jeffers (born 1968), Saint Kitts and Nevis politician
  • Alexis McGill Johnson (born 1972), American businesswoman and president of Planned Parenthood
  • Alexis Jolly (born 1990), French businessman and politician
  • Alexis Jones (born 1994), American basketball player
  • Alexis Jones (born 1983), American activist, author, media personality and motivational speaker
  • Alexis Jordan (born 1992), American singer
  • Alexis Jordan (swimmer) (born 1988), Barbadian swimmer
  • Alexis Joyce (born 1983), American sprinter
  • Alexis Kaufman (born 1991), birth name of American professional wrestler Alexa Bliss
  • Alexis Kennedy (born 1972), British video game writer, designer and entrepreneur
  • Alexis Kirk (1936–2010), American jewelry designer
  • Alexis Kirke, British composer and filmmaker
  • Alexis Knapp (born 1989), American actress
  • Alexis Kochan (born 1953), Ukrainian-Canadian musician and composer
  • Alexis Kohler (born 1972), French government official
  • Alexis Korner (1928–1984), British blues musician
  • Alexis Krasilovsky (born 1950), American filmmaker and educator
  • Alexis Kyritsis (born 1982), Greek basketball player
  • Alexis Lafrenière (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Alexis Lapointe (1860–1924), Canadian athlete and folklore character
  • Alexis Laree (born 1979), stage name of wrestler and country singer Mickie James
  • Alexis Lebrun (born 2003), French table tennis player
  • Alexis Lewis, American inventor
  • Alexis Lichine (1913–1989), Russian wine writer and entrepreneur
  • Alexis Loizidis (born 1985), Greek footballer
  • Alexis Louder (born 1991), American actress
  • Alexis Lykiard (born 1940), British writer of Greek heritage
  • Alexis Mabille (born 1977), French fashion designer
  • Alexis Mac Allister (born 1998), Argentinian football player
  • Alexis Macedonski (1884/1885-1971), Romanian artist, theatrical producer, and activist
  • Alexis Manyoma (born 2003), Colombian footballer
  • Alexis Markowski (born 2003), American former basketball player
  • Alexis Márquez (born 1989), Venezuelan swimmer
  • Alexis Márquez (born 1981), Colombian footballer and manager
  • Alexis Marshall, American singer, the vocalist for Daughters
  • Alexis Martin, multiple people
  • Alexis Martínez (1980–2009), Spanish orca trainer
  • Alexis Martínez (born 1991), Mexican rifle shooter
  • Alexis Mateo (born 1979), Puerto Rican drag queen
  • Alexis Matias (born 1974), Puerto Rican volleyball player
  • Alexis Méndez (born 1969), Venezuelan track and road cyclist
  • Alexis Michalik (born 1982), Franco-British actor, scriptwriter and director
  • Alexis Michelle (born 1984), American drag queen
  • Alexis Minatoya (born 1988), Japanese-Belgian basketball player
  • Alexis Minotis (1900–1990), Greek theater actor and director
  • Alexis Murphy (1996-2013), American murder victim
  • Alexis Navalny (Alexei) (1976–2024), Russian opposition leader
  • Alexis Nicolas (born 1998), French kickboxer
  • Alexis Noble (1963–2025), Uruguayan footballer
  • Alexis Nour (1877–1940), Romanian journalist, activist, and essayist
  • Alexis Ohanian (born 1983), American internet entrepreneur and investor
  • Alexis Panselinos (born 1943), Greek novelist and translator
  • Alexis Papahelas (born 1961), Greek investigative journalist and newspaper editor
  • Alexis Pérez (born 1994), Colombian footballer
  • Alexis Pinturault, French alpine skier and Olympic medalist
  • Alexis Piron (1689–1773), French epigrammatist and dramatist
  • Alexis Paulin Paris (1800–1881), French scholar and author
  • Alexis Prince (born 1994), American basketball player
  • Alexis Quezada (born 1997), American soccer player
  • Alexis Manaster Ramer (born 1956), Polish-American linguist
  • Alexis Rassine (1919–1992), South African ballet dancer
  • Alexis Ren (born 1996), American model
  • Alexis Ríos (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player
  • Alexis Marie Rivera (1977–2012), American transgender advocate
  • Alexis Rockman (born 1962), American painter
  • Alexis Rodríguez, multiple people
  • Alexis Rojas (born 1972), Colombian road cyclist
  • Alexis Rojas (footballer) (born 1996), Paraguayan footballer
  • Alexei Romanov (disambiguation), various members of the Romanov family
  • Alexis Ruano Delgado (born 1985), Spanish footballer
  • Alexis Rykov (1891–1938), Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1930
  • Alexis Sablone (born 1986), American professional skateboarder
  • Alexis Saelemaekers (born 1999), Belgian footballer
  • Alexis Sánchez (born 1988), Chilean footballer
  • Alexis Sánchez (athlete) (born 1971), Spanish athlete
  • Alexis Sanderson (born 1948), English indologist
  • Alexis Sharkey (1994–2020), American influencer and murder victim
  • Alexis Shifflett (born 1996), American sitting volleyball player
  • Alexis Sinduhije (born 1967), Burundian journalist
  • Alexis Skye (born 1974), American model
  • Alexis Skyy (born 1994), American reality television personality
  • Alexis Smirnoff (1947–2019), Canadian wrestler
  • Alexis Smith (1921–1993), Canadian-born American actress
  • Alexis Smith (1949–2024), American artist
  • Alexis Soyer (1810–1858), French chef
  • Alexis Spyridonidis (born 1995), Greek basketball player
  • Alexis St. Martin (1802–1880), Canadian subject of digestion experiments and voyageur
  • Alexis Stamatis (born 1960), Greek novelist, playwright and poet
  • Alexis Stenvall (1834–1872), Finnish author
  • Alexis Stewart (born 1965), American talk radio host
  • Alexis Strum, English songwriter, singer, actress, and writer
  • Alexis Suárez Martín (born 1974), Spanish footballer
  • Alexis SueAnn (born 1995), Malaysian model, blogger and beauty queen
  • Alexis Taylor (born 1980), British musician
  • Alexis Texas (born 1985), American porn actress
  • Alexis Tibidi (born 1975), Cameroonian football player
  • Alexis Tibidi (born 2003), French football player
  • Alexis Tipton (born 1989), American voice actress
  • Alexis Toth (1853–1909), Russian-American Orthodox church leader
  • Alexis Tsipras (born 1974), Greek politician
  • Alexis Valdés (born 1963), Cuban actor, comedian, and monologist
  • Alexis Valido (born 1976), Spanish volleyball player
  • Alexis Vega (born 1997), Mexican footballer
  • Alexis Vega (born 1993), Argentine midfielder
  • Alexis P. Vlasto (1915–2000), British historian and philologist
  • Alexis Wangmene (born 1989), Cameroonian basketball player
  • Alexis Zabé (born 1970), Mexican cinematographer
  • Alexis Zapata (born 1995), Colombian footballer

Middle name

  • Tonea Alexis Marshall (born 1998), American hurdler
  • Raúl Alexis Ortiz (born 1982), half of the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Alexis & Fido

Fictional characters

  • Alexis Colby, played by Joan Collins on the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty
  • Alexis Davis, a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital
  • Alexis Drazen, reoccurring character in the American television series 24, 24: Live Another Day, and 24: Legacy
  • Alexis Kerib, in the anime series SSSS.Gridman
  • Alexis Meade, played by Rebecca Romijn on the American television series Ugly Betty
  • Alexis Castle, played by Molly Quinn on the American crime drama television series Castle
  • Alexis Leonides, a Greek writer who features in Geoffrey Trease's novels The Hills of Varna and The Crown of Violet
  • Alexis Rhodes, a main character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, voiced by Priscilla Everett and Emlyn Morinelli McFarland
  • Alexis Thi Dang, in the Transformers Unicron Trilogy, voiced by Tabitha St. Germain
  • Alexis Zorbas, the protagonist of Zorba the Greek
  • Alexis Rose, played by Annie Murphy on the Canadian sitcom Schitt's Creek
  • Alexis the Giraffe from Jim Henson's Animal Show, a female giraffe guest voiced by Karen Prell

See also

  • Alexis (disambiguation), which includes people known by the mononym Alexis and people with the surname Alexis
  • Aleksa (given name)
  • Aleksej
  • Alexey

Notes

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ Lansky, p. 16
  3. ^ Helsingin Sanomat, October 16, 2007.Aino and Eetu top list of most popular children's names. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
  4. ^ Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2008). Cool Names for Babies. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-37786-1, p. 21

References

  • Lansky, Bruce (2008). 5-Star Baby Name Advisor. Meadowbrook Press. ISBN 978-0-684-05784-2
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