alexis
/əˈlɛks.ɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.74 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
name
A female given name from Ancient Greek, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
Example Sentences
- "To the maid of his choice, / With a heart palpitating, / Comes Alexis the brave."
- "He wondered how parents who had named their daughter Alexis could possibly have known she'd turn out to be such a beauty."
- ""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."
Etymology
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Alexis, Ἄλεξις