Alexis is a given name of Greek origin. Like the name Alexander ἀλέξειν , romanized : aléxein lit.
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] 5-Star Baby Name Advisor , author Bruce Lansky writes that the girls' name has the image of a "sexy and seductive knockout."[ 2] Alexis Colby from the American television series Dynasty .Ice Castles
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.[citation needed
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 Agrafiotis (born 1970), German-Greek composer, conductor and pianistAlexis Akrithakis (1939–1994), Greek artistAlexis Alexandris (born 1968), Greek footballerAlexis Alexiou (born 1963), Greek footballerAlexis Alexopoulos (born 1971), Greek sprinterAlexis Alexoudis (born 1972), Greek footballerAlexis Apostolopoulos (born 1991), Greek footballerAlexis Argüello (1952–2009), Nicaraguan boxer and politicianAlexis Arquette (1969–2016), American transgender actress and musician, of the Arquette acting familyAlexis Simon Belle (1674–1734), French portrait artistAlexis Bledel (born 1981), American actressAlexis Blokhina (born 2004), American tennis playerAlexis Christoforous (born 1970), American WCBS-TV Wall Street reporterAlexis Damianos (1921–2006), Greek, film/theatre and television directorAlexis Denisof (born 1966), American actorAlexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859), French political thinker and historianAlexis Dziena (born 1984), American actressAlexis Falekas (born 1976), Greek basketball player and coachAlexis Flores (born 1975) Honduran FBI's most wanted fugitiveAlexis Flores Cucoch-Petraello (born 1980) Chilean footballerAlexis Galanos (1940–2019), Cypriot politicianAlexis Gavrilopoulos (born 1981), Greek footballerAlexis Georgoulis (born 1974), Greek actor and politicianAlexis Giraud-Teulon (1839–1916), French academic, lawyer and translatorAlexis Gizaro Muvuni , DR Congo politicianAlexis Hornbuckle (born 1985), American professional basketball playerAlexis Izard (born 1992), French politicianAlexis Jordan (born 1992), American singerAlexis Jordan (swimmer) (born 1988), Barbadian swimmerAlexis Joyce (born 1983), American sprinterAlexis Kaufman (born 1991), birth name of American professional wrestler Alexa Bliss
Alexis Kochan (born 1953), Ukrainian-Canadian musician and composerAlexis Korner (1928–1984), British blues musicianAlexis Kyritsis (born 1982), Greek basketball playerAlexis Lafrenière (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey playerAlexis Laree (born 1979), stage name of wrestler and country singer Mickie James
Alexis Lewis , American inventorAlexis Loizidis (born 1985), Greek footballerAlexis Louder , American actressAlexis Lykiard (born 1940), British writer of Greek heritageAlexis Marshall , American singer, the vocalist for Daughters Alexis Mac Allister (born 1998), Argentinian football playerAlexis Mateo (born 1979), Puerto Rican drag queenAlexis Matias (born 1974), Puerto Rican volleyball playerAlexis Méndez (born 1969), Venezuelan track and road cyclistAlexis Michelle (born 1984), American drag queenAlexis Minatoya (born 1988), Japanese-Belgian basketball playerAlexis Minotis (1900–1990), Greek theater actor and directorAlexis Murphy , American murder victimAlexis Navalny (Alexei) (1976-2024), Russian opposition leaderAlexis Ohanian (born 1983), American internet entrepreneur and investorAlexis Panselinos (born 1943), Greek novelist and translatorAlexis Papahelas (born 1961), Greek investigative journalist and newspaper editorAlexis Pinturault , French alpine skier and Olympic medalistAlexis Ríos (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball playerAlexis Rojas (born 1972), Colombian road cyclistAlexis Rojas (footballer) (born 1996), Paraguayan footballerAlexei Romanov (disambiguation) , various members of the Romanov familyAlexis Ruano Delgado (born 1985), Spanish footballerAlexis Rykov (1891–1938), Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1930Alexis Sánchez (born 1988), Chilean footballerAlexis Sánchez (athlete) (born 1971), Spanish athleteAlexis Shifflett (born 1996), American sitting volleyball playerAlexis Skye (born 1974), American modelAlexis Smith (1921–1993), Canadian-born American actressAlexis Smith (1949–2024), American artistAlexis Spyridonidis (born 1995), Greek basketball playerAlexis Stamatis (born 1960), Greek novelist, playwright and poetAlexis Stenvall (1834–1872), Finnish authorAlexis Suárez Martín (born 1974), Spanish footballerAlexis Texas (born 1985), American porn actressAlexis Tipton (born 1989), American voice actressAlexis Tsipras (born 1974), Greek politicianAlexis Valido (born 1976), Spanish volleyball player
Middle name
Tonea Alexis Marshall (born 1998)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets , American hurdlerRaúl 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 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 The Crown of Violet
Alexis Rhodes , a main character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX , voiced by Priscilla Everett and Emlyn Morinelli McFarlandAlexis 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
Notes
^ Hanks, Patrick ; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names Oxford University Press . p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 OCLC 67869278 . Retrieved 5 May 2019 .^ Lansky, p. 16
^ Helsingin Sanomat, October 16, 2007.Aino and Eetu top list of most popular children's names . Retrieved February 10, 2008.
^ Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2008). Cool Names for Babies . St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-37786-1 , p. 21
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