The meaning of Alexis is Defender.

Alexis baby name meaning. Meaning origin and popularity of the boys or girls name Alexis plus advice on Alexis and 50000 other baby names from the bestselling nameberry experts. More common as a girls name. From the Greek name Αλεξις Alexis which meant helper or defender derived from Greek αλεξω alexo to defend to help.

Derived from the Greek alexo Alexis means defender. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Αλεξιος or Alexius borne by five Byzantine emperors. It is of Greek origin and the meaning of Alexis is defender.

Originally a boys name but now more commonly given to girls. Alexis a one-time exclusively- boys name was more popular than its sister Alexandra for quite a while but in recent years Alexandra has overtaken it once again. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby names.

See what 1 person thinks about Alexis. In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Alexis is. Gilmore Girls actress Alexis Bledel dropped her first name Kimberly to.

Russian diminutive form of Alexander. Show popularity chart Alexis is a Greek name meaning defender or helper. Alexis as a girls name also used less commonly as boys name Alexis is pronounced a-LEX-iss.

This is the culture in which the name originated or in the case of a word the language. Alexis name numerology is 8 and here you can learn how to pronounce Alexis Alexis origin and similar names to Alexis name. A form of Alexius.