Alexis

alexis English Etymology From en fr Alexis, from en la Alexis, ultimately from en grc Ἄλεξις helper, defender. Pronunciation en /əˈlɛks.ɪs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alexis.wav Southern England en ɛksɪs 3 Proper noun + en male Ancient Greek. 1877 W. S. Gilbert - Arthur Sullivan, The Sorcerer, Act I: To the maid of his choice, / With a heart palpitating, / Comes Alexis the brave. en female Ancient Greek, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s. en 1990 w:Ed McBain Vespers 120 Mandarin 1991 0749305967 He wondered how parents who had named their daughter Alexis could possibly have known she'd turn out to be such a beauty. en Clive Thompson Not Ready for Their Close-Up w:The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/magazine/not-ready-for-their-closeup.html 2005-06-12 "It's almost too realistic, too digital and computery," complains Alexis Vogel, a veteran celebrity makeup artist who recently worked on "Stacked," a high-def show starring Pamela Anderson. https://web.archive.org/web/20210209175221/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/magazine/not-ready-for-their-closeup.html Translations male given name Alexius Anagrams en aeilsx lexias en unisex given names French Etymology From the fr la Alexius, a saint's name, from fr grc Ἄλεξις helper, defender. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Alexis.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Alexis.wav France fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-Alexis.wav <<France>> (<<Brétigny-sur-Orge>>) Proper noun m fr male Ancient Greek Anagrams fr exilas Latin Etymology la Alexis :bor grc:Ἄλεξις + 1 Pronunciation alexis Proper noun ((Alexis<3.acc-im-in-em.abl-i>,Alexis/Alexid<3>)) m la male Ancient Greek Declension ((Alexis<3.acc-im-in-em.abl-i>,Alexis/Alexid<3>)) Descendants fr Alexis en Alexis 1 lmo Alèse See also la Alexius References Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun m es male Ancient Greek Alexis