Alexis
Alexis is a baby name of Greek origin, meaning Defender; helper.
What Alexis means
Defender; helper.
Alexis sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Alexis comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Alexis is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Alexis?
You will not find Alexis in the top 100 baby names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Alexis
Alexis sits in our strength group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Strong
Names like Alexis
These share Alexis's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Atlas — Enduring; the Titan who bears the sky.
- Achilles — The great warrior hero.
- Ares — God of war.
- Berenice — Bringer of victory.
- Diamond — Brilliant and unbreakable gem.
- Evander — Good man; strong.
- Hector — Holding fast; steadfast defender.
- Lysander — Liberator; freer of men.
- Nikolas — Victory of the people.
- Perseus — Destroyer; heroic slayer.
- Peter — Rock; stone.
- Zander — Defender of mankind.