ALEXIS

Meaning

The name comes from the Greek root alexo, meaning “to assist,” “succour,” or “defend.” In the 19th-century name books, Alexis is treated as the classical form, with related forms such as Alexius and Alexia. Later Christian usage also connected the name with Saint Alexius, which helped spread it in Europe.

Origin

Fun fact

In the excerpted tradition, Alexis is linked both to ancient Greece and to a medieval saintly legend about a man who left home on his wedding day to pursue a monastic life.