Alexis

From French Alexis, from Latin Alexius, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).

• Rhymes: -ɛksɪs

Alexis (plural Alexises)

1. A male given name.
   • 1877 W. S. Gilbert - Arthur Sullivan, The Sorcerer, Act I:

     To the maid of his choice, / With a heart palpitating, / Comes Alexis the brave.

2. A female given name, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
   • 1990, Ed McBain, Vespers, Mandarin (1991), →ISBN, page 120:

     He wondered how parents who had named their daughter Alexis could possibly have known she'd turn out to be such a beauty.

• lexias

From the Latin Alexius, a saint's name, from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”)

• IPA^(key): /a.lɛɡ.zis/

Alexis m

1. A male given name.

• exilas