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The Name Alexis - Origin and Meaning of Alexis
  



The Name Alexis - Origin and Meaning of Alexis


Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Alexis

Greek

Usage of the Name Alexis

English, German, French, Spanish, Greek, Ancient Greek

Meaning of the Name Alexis

The name Alexis is a variant and a feminine form of Alexius, the Latinized form of the Greek name Alexios, which is derived from the Greek word "alexein" meaning "to defend". Alexis is used as a feminine name in the English-speaking countries.

Interesting Facts about Alexis

- The beloved boy in Virgil's Eclogue II is named Alexis.
- In the novel Zorba the Greek (1946) by Nikos Kazantzakis, on which the Oscar-winning film was based, the protagonist is a young man named Alexis Zorba.
- Alexis Pointdextre is the lead tenor role in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Sorcerer (1877).
- In 1993 the U.S. Department of Energy launched a satellite to measure background X-rays and radiation called ALEXIS.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Alexis (c. 375 BC - c. 275 BC), a Greek comic poet of the Middle Comedy; Alexis de Tocqueville (1805 - 1859), a French male historian and writer; Alexis Carrel (1873 - 1944), a French male surgeon and biologist; Alexis Smith (1921 - 1993), a Canadian actress; Alexis Panselinos (born 1943), a Greek male novelist and translator; Alexis Denisof (born 1966), an American actor; Alexis Bledel (born 1981), an American actress and model; Alexis Dziena (born 1984), an American actress; Alexis Ruano Delgado (born 1985), a Spanish male footballer.

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