# Alexis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈlɛks.ɪs/ · frequency rank #10,482

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.

## Etymology
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).

## Easily confused with
- **axis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexis-vs-axis)
- **Alex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alex-vs-alexis)
- **ales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ales-vs-alexis)
- **Alexa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexa-vs-alexis)
- **aegis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aegis-vs-alexis)
- **Alexei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexei-vs-alexis)
- **Alexey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alexey-vs-alexis)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aelxis`, `aleixs`, `alexiss`, `alexsi`, `alexxis`, `allexis`, `alxeis`, `laexis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alexis