Gender Masculine & Feminine
Scripts Άλεξ(Greek) Алекс(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈæl.ɪks/(English) /ˈaː.lɛks/(Dutch, German) /ˈa.lɛks/(German, Czech) /a.lɛks/(French) /ˈa.leks/(Romanian) /ˈaː.lɛxs/(Icelandic) /ˈɒ.lɛks/(Hungarian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with Alex.

Related Names

VariantsAl, Alec, Alexa, Alexina, Ali, Allie, Ally, Lex, Lexa, Lexi, Lexie, Lexine, Lexy, Sandie, Sandy, Xander, Zander, Zandra, Alyx, Drina(English) Lex, Sander, Xander, Xandra(Dutch) Xande, Xandinho(Portuguese) Sandu(Romanian) Alekos(Greek) Sander(Norwegian) Sander(Danish) Sándor(Hungarian) Aleš(Czech) Aleks, Alik, Alyosha, Lyosha, Sanya, Sasha, Sashok, Shura(Russian)
DiminutivesLexa(English) Sanyi(Hungarian)
Feminine FormsAlexandra, Alexandrea, Alexandria, Alexina(English) Alexandra(Dutch) Alexandra(German) Alexandra(French) Alexandra, Alexandrina(Portuguese) Alexandra, Alexandrina(Romanian) Alexandra(Greek) Alexandra(Swedish) Alexandra(Norwegian) Alexandra(Danish) Alexandra(Icelandic) Alexandra(Hungarian) Alexandra(Czech)
Other Languages & CulturesAleksandër, Skënder(Albanian) Eskender, Eskinder(Amharic) Alexander, Alexandra, Alexandros, Alexios, Alexius(Ancient Greek) Iskandar(Arabic) Aleksandr, Aleks(Armenian) Alesander(Basque) Aliaksandr, Aliaksandra, Aliaksei, Alesya(Belarusian) Alexander(Biblical) Alexandros(Biblical Greek) Aleksandar, Skender(Bosnian) Aleksandar, Aleksandra, Aleksi, Aleksandrina, Asya, Sashka, Sasho(Bulgarian) Aleix, Alexandra, Alexandre, Àlex(Catalan) Aleksandar, Aleksandra, Aljoša, Sanda, Sandi, Sandra, Saša(Croatian) Aleksandro, Aleĉjo(Esperanto) Aleksander, Aleksandra, Sander(Estonian) Aleksandra, Aleksanteri, Aleksi, Ale, Samppa, Santeri, Santtu(Finnish) Alexandre, Aleixo(Galician) Aleksandra, Aleksandre, Aleksi, Sandro(Georgian) Alexander, Alexandra, Alexandros(Greek Mythology) Iskandar(Indonesian) Alastar, Alastríona(Irish) Alessandra, Alessandro, Alessio, Ale, Alessa, Sandra, Sandro(Italian) Aleksandra, Aleksandrs, Aleksejs, Alekss, Sanda, Sandra, Santa(Latvian) Aleksandra, Aleksandras, Sandra(Lithuanian) Aleksandar, Aleksandra, Aca, Ace, Aco, Sandra, Sashka, Sasho, Saška, Saško, Sašo(Macedonian) Iskandar(Malay) Sikandar(Pashto) Eskandar(Persian) Aleksander, Aleksandra, Aleksy, Aleks, Ola, Olek, Sandra(Polish) Sawney(Scots) Alastair, Alistair, Alister, Ally(Scottish) Alasdair(Scottish Gaelic) Aleksandar, Aleksandra, Aca, Aco, Aljoša, Sandra, Saša(Serbian) Alexander, Alexandra, Alexej, Aleš(Slovak) Aleksander, Aleksandra, Aleksej, Aleks, Aleš, Alja, Aljoša, Sandi, Sandra, Saša, Saška, Sašo(Slovene) Alejandra, Alejandro, Alejo, Alexis, Ale, Álex, Sandra(Spanish) İskender(Turkish) Aleksandr, Aleksandra, Alexandra, Oleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksandra, Oleksiy, Olexiy, Aleks, Lesya, Oles, Olesya, Sasha(Ukrainian) Sikandar(Urdu) Sender(Yiddish)
Same SpellingÁlex, Àlex

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Name Days

Hungary: February 9

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Entry updated October 6, 2024