Details for the forename Alexis

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Alexis (male)


Variants:	Aleksei (M) Aleksi (M) Alexius (M)
Derivative(s):	Alexis (S)
Feminine form:	Alexis (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Russian, English and German from the Greek "helper" or "defender"; frequent in Russia, but not commonly a male name in Britain [Whyte]. Whyte suggests that the female name Alexis is derived from Alexandra but ONC asserts that the derivation is from Alexius, via the male version of Alexis.