Meaning and origin of Alexa

Alexa is a feminine name meaning defender of man, with its origins in the Greek language.

People named Alexa:

Alexa Chung, TV presenter
Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel
Alexa McDonough, Canadian MP
Alexa Vega, actress



Alexa may also refer to:

Alexa (typeface)
Alexa Internet, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, best known for operating alexa.com that provides information on the web traffic to other websites
Alexa (genus), a genus of legumes
Alexa (fluor), a family of fluorescent dyes

See also
Alexis, a Greek comic poet
Elexa
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Meaning and origin of Alexa

The girl's name Alexa \a-lexa\ is a variant of Alexandra, Alexis and Alix.
The baby name Alexa sounds like Alex, Allexa, Alexia, Alexi, Alexea and Olexa. Other similar baby names are Aleka, Aleeza, Aliza, Alieza, Aleg, Alessa, Lexa, Alexina, Alexie, Alexena, Aleki, Alyx, Alexys, Alexus, Alysa, Alisa, Alika, Alica, Aleesa and Alyza.
Alexa is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Alexa

Origin: English
Meaning: Helper, defender. variant of Alexander.
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper. Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named.
Origin: Hungarian
Meaning: Defender of man.
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Meaning and origin of Alexa

Alexa
Greek
Female
Protector of Mankind
Meaning & Origin
Alexa is a Greek girl name.
The meaning of the name is `Protector of Mankind `.
Where is it used?
The name Alexa is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Alessa (In Italian)
Alexander (In English, German and in Dutch)

It is an abbreviated form of
Alexandra, used in German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian and in Ancient Greek.
If it's too long people might use
In English: Lexa
For the opposite sex use:
In Ancient Greek (Latinized): Alexius (M)
See also
In Spanish: Alejo
In Russian: Sasha
In Russian: Aleksei
In Romanian: Sanda
In Italian: Alessia
In Italian: Alessio
In Hungarian: Elek
In English, German and in Ancient Greek: Alexis
In English and in German: Alexia
In English (Modern): Malandra
In English: Lexy
In English: Sandy
In English: Lexine
In English: Lexie
In English: Alexina
In English: Alex
In English: Lexi
In Dutch: Xandra
In Other languages: Zandra
Statistics
The name Alexa was given to 4567 babies in the USA in 2004. Alexa was the number 161 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 4366 babies making it the number 71 name that year.
-www.talkingbabies.com