Details for the forename Alexis

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Alexis (female)


Variants:	Alexa (F) Alexei (F) Alexej (F) Alexia (F)
Diminutive(s):	Alex (F)
Pet Name(s):	Lex (F) Lexie (F)
Derivative(s):	Alexis (S)
Derivative of:	Alexandra (F) Alexius (M)
Masculine form:	Alexis (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English and German from the Greek "helper" or "defender"; frequent in Russia [Whyte]. Whyte suggests that Alexis is derived from Alexandra but ONC asserts that the derivation is from Alexius, via the male version of the name, Alexis.