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Alexa

"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; Helper, defender variant of Alexander"

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Gender
Girl
Western numerology
7
Indian numerology
7
Characters
5
Popular
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Alexa is a baby name with English, Greek context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is 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....

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Alec
Boy Indian

Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Form of Alexander; Originally a diminutive of Alexander, now frequently used as an independent name, Alec became very popular in the middle of the 20th century because...

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Alexandra
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A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; Defender of man; defender of men; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; Helper and Defender of Mankind

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Alen
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handsome Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-; Variant of Alan: Fair

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Alexandrea
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Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind

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Aler
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From the alder tree

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Alexandria
Girl English

Defender of man; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Variant of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used...

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Unisex
Alex
Unisex Indian

Abbreviation of Alexander defender of mankind; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Diminutive of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century British King Edward VII's wife Princess Alexandra...

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Alexandrina
Girl English

Feminine form of Greek Alexander meaning defender of man, common in Britain since early 13th century Queen Victoria's first name was Alexandrina; it became popular after the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Variant of...

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Unisex
Alexi
Unisex English

Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man

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Unisex
Alexi
Unisex English

Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man

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Alexia
Girl English

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; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man

180 family views

Unisex
Alexis
Unisex Filipino

Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre

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Boy
Alec
Boy Indian

Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Form of Alexander; Originally a diminutive of Alexander, now frequently used as an independent name, Alec became very popular in the middle of the 20th century because...

234 family views

Boy
Alen
Boy English

handsome Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-; Variant of Alan: Fair

138 family views

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Aler
Boy English

From the alder tree

110 family views

Unisex
Alex
Unisex Indian

Abbreviation of Alexander defender of mankind; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Diminutive of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century British King Edward VII's wife Princess Alexandra...

160 family views

Unisex
Alexi
Unisex English

Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man

169 family views

Unisex
Alexis
Unisex Filipino

Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre

159 family views

Boy
Alfie
Boy Indian

Diminutive of Alfred: Sage, wise From the Old English Aelfraed, meaning elf counsel Also from Ealdfrith or Alfrid, meaning old peace Handsome; Form of Alfred

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Alford
Boy English

From the old ford

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Sister names

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Girl
Alexandra
Girl Filipino

A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; Defender of man; defender of men; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; Helper and Defender of Mankind

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Alexandrea
Girl English

Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind

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Alexandria
Girl English

Defender of man; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Variant of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used...

177 family views

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Alexandrina
Girl English

Feminine form of Greek Alexander meaning defender of man, common in Britain since early 13th century Queen Victoria's first name was Alexandrina; it became popular after the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Variant of...

131 family views

Unisex
Alexi
Unisex English

Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; protector of mankind; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man

169 family views

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Alexia
Girl English

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; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man

180 family views

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Alexina
Girl English

Defender of man; 'Defender of mankind; defender' Variant of Alexander; helper; Variant of Alexander Helper, defender of man

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Alexine
Girl English

Defender of man; 'Defender of mankind; defender Variant of Alexander; defender' Variant of Alexander; Helper

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Alexandra
Girl Filipino

A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; Defender of man; defender of men; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; Helper and Defender of Mankind

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Aleta
Girl Indian

Caring; 'Truthful' Mythological goddess of truth; Truthful One; Winged

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