MEANING & HISTORY
What does Alexis mean?
Alexis comes through Latin and French from a Greek name associated with helping or defending. It is an independent historical name rather than only a short spelling of Alexander.
The Greek root is shared with related Alex names, but Alexis does not itself contain Alexander’s additional man or people element. Its use across languages and genders does not alter that root explanation.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).
A male given name from Ancient Greek.; A female given name from Ancient Greek, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
Wiktionary: Alexis (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexis
Wiktionary: Alexis (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Alexis
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alexis Belonio
Filipino professor, engineer, scientist, innovator, and inventor
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alexis Tioseco
Filipino writer (1981-2009)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
5
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
4
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Alexis Belonio, Alexis Tioseco
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Alexis in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Alexis
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Alex♂♀Short form of Alexander, Alexandra or Alexis
- Álex♂Spanish familiar form of Alejandro
- Alexa♀Short form of Alexandra; defending people
- Alain·French form of Alan
- Albin·Form of Latin Albinus; white
- Aldrin♂English Aldrin borrowed into Cebuano naming
- Aleah♀Variant of Aaliyah; high or exalted
- Aleja·Familiar form of Alejandra
What rhymes with Alexis?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Alexis
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
Explore combinations →Explore Alexis further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q1558167 — Alexis (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Alexis Belonio (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1558167 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Alexis Tioseco (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1558167 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alexis (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alexis (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Alexis (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.