Alex
AL-ex
Gender-neutral · Greek
Meaning: Defender of men
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Lexi
Girl · Greek · Short name
- Meaning
- Defender of men
- Pronunciation
- LEX-ee
- Origin
- Greek
- Popularity
- Common in United Kingdom (2025)
Diminutive of Alexandra/Alexis, from Greek 'alexein' (defend) and 'aner' (man).
Popularity: Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 2025
ModernSoft and gentle
Languages in use: Greek, English
Commonly used in: United Kingdom, United States
Alternate spellings
LexieEnglish
ie variant.
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Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 5,000 New Names and Gender Dataset (2025). Last verified 2026-08-15.
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