Alexis

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›ksɪs

Origin

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

Proper noun

1. .
• 1877 W. S. Gilbert - Arthur Sullivan, '', Act I:To the maid of his choice,
  With a heart palpitating,
  Comes Alexis the brave.
2. , transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
• 1990, Ed McBain, Vespers, Mandarin (1991), ISBN 0749305967, 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.