We were at the county getting the license and we happened to do it in Ventura County He goes on to explain that they are a little more lenient with their rules and they asked what they wanted their last name to be.

Alexis last name origin. This great and ancient name derives from the Greek Alexandros a compound of alexin to defend plus andros the genitive form of aner a man. Origin Any African American American Indian Anglo-Saxon Arabic Armenian Basque Celtic Chechen Chinese Dutch English French Gaelic German Ghanaian Greek Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hindu Hungarian Indian Irish Italian Japanese Korean Latin Muslim Native American Nigerian Persian Polish Punjabi. In the Greek origin Alexis means Protector of mankind.

What does Alexis mean. Alexis is said to have lived in the 4th5th centuries. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Αλεξιος or Alexius borne by five Byzantine emperors.

Alexius about whom many legends grew up. First names by country of origin. Is descended from one of a number of Gothic knights caballeros who in the year 714 escaped from the barbara furia of the Mohammedan invasion and took up their residence in the hills of Leon Galicia Asturia Burgos and the Pyrenees.

From the personal name Alexis ultimately from Greek alexios helping defending. So Im dominican and spanish and Alexa is columbian begins Carlos. De Alexis Name Meaning.

Alexis means the descendant of Alex a pet form of Alexander helper of mankind. The illustrious Sanchez Family. Find the origins meaning of the Alexis name photos and more.

Browse for all the origins histories and meanings of Alexis and almost 2000000 other surnames. In the Greek origin Alexis means defender protector. Historically surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation place of origin clan affiliation patronage parentage adoption and even physical characteristics like red hair.