Alexis
/əˈlɛks.ɪs/
Alexis proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
Alexis (plural Alexises)
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- To the maid of his choice, / With a heart palpitating, / Comes Alexis the brave.1877 W. S. Gilbert - Arthur Sullivan, The Sorcerer, Act I
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
- He wondered how parents who had named their daughter Alexis could possibly have known she'd turn out to be such a beauty.1990, Ed McBain, Vespers, Mandarin, published 1991, →ISBN, page 120
- "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.2005 June 12, Clive Thompson, “Not Ready for Their Close-Up”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2021
Forms of Alexis
| plural | Alexises |
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Origin of Alexis
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).
Questions about Alexis
- What does Alexis mean?
- Alexis means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
- What part of speech is Alexis?
- Alexis is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Alexis?
- Alexis is pronounced /əˈlɛks.ɪs/.
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