Alexis
Built on the Greek verb alexein, "to ward off" or "to help", so usually read as "defender" or "helper".
Meaning and origin
Alexis began as a Greek name carried by a comic playwright active in Athens in the fourth century BC and later by several early Christian saints, whose legends kept it alive through the Middle Ages.
How to pronounce Alexis
| French (Belgium) | ah-lek-SEE /a.lɛk.si/ |
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