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Alexanđê m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Alexander.
Alexanderia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 49 girls were recorded with the name Alexanderia in 1993.
Alexandrà f Provençal
Provençal form of Alexandra.
Alexandrella f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Alexandra. Also a modern combination of Alexandra and Ella.
Alexandrette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Alexandra with the suffix -ette.
Alexandri m Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Alexandre.
Alexandrides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Alexandros" in Greek, derived from the name Alexandros combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Alexandrino m Portuguese
Elaborated form of Alexandre.
Alexandrite f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of a chrysoberyl that displays a colour change depending on the light source, named after the Russian tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881).
Alexandro m Louisiana Creole, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Louisiana Spanish form of Alejandro, as well as a variant of Spanish Alejandro and Portuguese Alexandre.
Alexandrya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 20 girls were recorded with the name Alexandrya in 2005.
Alexandur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Aleksandur.
Alexanor m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
Alexarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with either the Greek noun ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master, leader" or the Greek noun ἀρχή (arche) meaning "origin, source".
Alexarchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexarchos. Notable bearers of this name include the Greek general Alexarchus of Corinth (5th century BC) and the Greek scholar Alexarchus of Macedon (4th century BC).
Alexas m Ancient Greek, Theatre
Greek name, possibly originally a short form of Alexandros or another name beginning with the element αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help"... [more]
Alexavia f English
Potential feminization of Alexavier.
Alexe m Greenlandic, Romanian
Romanian short form of Alexandru, as well as the archaic spelling of Greenlandic Alexi (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
Alexe f English (Rare)
Variant of Alex and Alexy.
Alexee f English
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Alexeï m Russian (Gallicized)
French transcription of Russian Алексей (see Aleksey).
Alexi m Romansh
Romansh form of Alexius.
Alexi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Aleksi.
Alexi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alex.
Alexi m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Alexis.
Alexía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alexia.
Alexian m English
English form of Alexianus.
Alexianna f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Alexiana. As a modern Greek name, it is a combination of Alexia and Anna.
Alexianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Alexius.
Alexiares m Greek Mythology
Derived from ἀλεξιάρης (alexiares), which is the masculine form of the Greek feminine noun ἀλεξιάρη (alexiare) meaning "she that guards from death and ruin". It consists of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἀρή (are) meaning "bane, ruin"... [more]
Alexibia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Alexibios.
Alexibios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with either the Greek noun βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force" or the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".... [more]
Alexibius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexibios. This name was borne by an Olympic victor from 312 BC.
Alexiboulos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [more]
Alexicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexikles. This was the name of an Athenian general from the 5th century BC.
Alexicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexikrates. This was the name of a Pythagorean philosopher, who lived around the turn of the 1st century AD.
Alexidamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δᾶμος (damos), the Doric Greek form of (demos) "the people".... [more]
Alexideios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" as well as "unhappy, wretched", which is related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira).
Alexidemos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people".
Alexidikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage".
Alexie f English
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Alexie m Romanian, Louisiana Creole, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Alexis and Alexios as well as a Louisiana Creole form of Alexis.
Alexiel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Alexis with El or Elle.
Alexien m French
French form of Alexian.
Alexikakos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀλεξίκακος (alexikakos) meaning "keeping off ill, averting evil", which consists of ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and κάκη (kake) meaning "wickedness, vice".... [more]
Alexikles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
Alexikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".
Alexilaos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".
Alexileos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and λαός (laos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).
Alexilochos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [more]
Aleximachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".
Aleximedes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek verb μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to plan, to plot".
Aleximenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and either μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force".... [more]
Alexin m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Alexinus. The name seems to have all but disappeared after 1960.
Alexina f Scottish
Contracted form of Alexandrina.
Alexinicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexinikos. This name was borne by an Olympic victor from 268 BC.
Alexinikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".... [more]
Alexinomos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "usage, custom, law, ordinance" (see Eunomia).
Alexinomus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexinomos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of the father of the warriors Alcidamas and Melaneus, who were both slain by Neoptolemus during the Trojan War.
Alexinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Ancient Greek
Hellenized form of Alexinus, which is a Latin diminutive of Greek masculine names that start with Alex-.... [more]
Alexinous m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and νοῦς (nous), which is a contraction of νόος (noos) meaning "mind".
Alexinus m Ancient Roman
Latin diminutive of Greek masculine names that start with Alex- (such as Alexis and Alexius), since it contains the Latin masculine diminutive suffix -inus.... [more]
Alexio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese variant of Aleixo and an Interlingua form.... [more]
Alexion m Ancient Greek
Derivative of the Greek name Alexis.
Alexippa f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Alexippos.
Alexippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
Alexippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexippos. This was the name of an ancient Greek physician from the 4th century BC.... [more]
Alexirhoe f Greek Mythology
Variant spelling of Alexirrhoe.
Alexiroe f Greek Mythology
Variant transcription of Alexirhoe, which in turn is a variant spelling of Alexirrhoe.
Alexirrhoe f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream". Also compare the Greek noun ῥόος (rhoos) meaning "stream, flow of water, current" as well as the name Alexirrhoia, which are both closely related.... [more]
Alexirrhoia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and ῥοία (rhoia) meaning "flow, flux", which is related to ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream".... [more]
Alèxis m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Alexis.
Alexistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".
Alexiteles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, aim, goal" as well as "completion, accomplishment, fulfillment" (see Aristotle).
Alexitimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".
Alexíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Alexius.
Alexiz m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Alexis.
Alexo m Galician (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Galician variant of Aleixo and Louisiana Spanish form of Alexis.
Alexos m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Alejo.
Alexsandra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese/ Brazilian form of Alexandra.
Alexsis f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexis.
Alexx f & m English
Variant of Alex.
Alexxis f & m English
Variant of Alexis. Alexxis was given to 14 girls in 2017 per the SSA.
Alexz f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alex.
Alexzade m & f Polynesian
Alexzade is an Polynesian unisex name used primarily in Fiji and Samoa. It has no specific meaning, but can be inferred as spiritual.
Alexzandre m English (Portuguese-style, Modern), French (Portuguese-style, Modern), Galician (Modern), Catalan (Modern), Portuguese (Modern)
Portuguese-style form of the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός)... [more]
Aley m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aleus.
Aleya f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant transcription of Aliaa.
Aleyah f Arabic
Variant of Aaliyah.
Aleyd f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Variant of Aleit. It was recorded in Silesia in the 14th century.
Aleydis f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Older form of Aleidis. Aleydis of Schaerbeek, also known as Alice of Schaerbeek, (c. 1220–1250) was a Cistercian laysister who is venerated as the patron saint of the blind and paralyzed... [more]
Aleyin m Near Eastern Mythology, Phoenician
A Phoenician god of springs and vegetation.
Aleyn m Manx
Manx form of Alan.
Aleys f Medieval Flemish
Contracted form of Aleidis.
Aleysha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleysia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Álfa m Sami
Sami form of Alf 1.
Alfa f Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian
Feminine form of Alf 1, Scandinavian form of Alpha and a short form of Alfrida.
Alfalfa m English (American)
A type of flowering plant. A notable fictional bearer of this name is Alfalfa Switzer from the series of early short films "The Little Rascals" also known as "Our Gang". There was a movie adaptation in 1994... [more]
Alfania f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Alfano.
Alfano m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Alfunus.
Álfar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Álfarr.
Alfarata f Popular Culture
The name of a fictive native American girl in the song 'The Blue Juniata' by Marion Dix Sullivan (1844).
Alfard m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of Alfhard.
Alfarinn m Norse Mythology
Has several possible etymologies. Maybe derived from Old Norse alfr ("elf, supernatural being") and ǫrn ("eagle"); alf and arinn ("fire, immolation place"), a word meaning "far, long" and far ("to travel"), or ala ("entire, all") and a word meaning "deserted".... [more]
Álfarr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Alfarr.
Alfast m Danish (Archaic)
Younger form of Alfastr.
Alfastr m Old Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the name elements alfr "elf" and fastr "firm".
Alfbjǫrn m Old Norse
Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and bjǫrn "bear".
Álfdís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alfdís.
Alfdís f Old Norse
Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and dís "goddess".
Alfdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Alfdís.
Álfeiðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Alfheiðr.
Alfej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Alphaeus.
Alfek m Polish
Diminutive form of Alfons.
Alfendi m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the main protagonist of a video game, "Layton Brothers: Mystery Room".
Alfeos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alphaios.
Alfert m Dutch
Dutch variant of Alfard.
Alfesibea f Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish form of Alphesiboea.
Alfeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Alphaeus.
Alfey m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of the biblical name Alphaeus, as well as of the Greek name Alpheus.
Alffinna f Old Norse
Feminine form of Alffinnr.
Alffinnr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse alfr "elf" and finnr "finn, lapp".
Alfgar m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Alfgeirr, or a medieval form of Ælfgar.
Alfgeat m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ælfgeat found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
Alfgeirr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" combined with Old Norse geirr "spear".
Álfgerðr f Old Norse
An Ancient Scandinavian with the combination of alfr "elf" and garðr "enclosure, protection".
Álfgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Álfgerðr.
Alfgrim m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian name, derived from the Old Norse elements alfr meaning "elf" and gríma meaning "mask, helmet".
Alfheiðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" and heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless; honour".
Álfheiður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfheiðr.
Álfhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfhildr.
Alfi m English
Diminutive of Alfred, Alfonso, and other names that begin with alf.
Alfi m Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Alfonz and Alfons.
Alfia f Italian, Russian
Feminine form of Alfio.
Alfian m Indonesian
Possibly a form of the name Alvin or perhaps derived from Arabic ألف (alf) meaning "thousand".
Alfidia f Ancient Roman (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name was borne by the mother of the first Roman empress Livia.
Alfífa f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse name of uncertain meaning, the first element possibly from *alu "protection, fortune" or alfr "elf"; the second element, fífa means "cotton grass" and occurs in Old Icelandic poetry as a metaphor for "arrow" (a similar word, fífla, was used in 'Grettis saga' to mean "a girl")... [more]
Alfiina f Finnish
Finnish form of Alfina.
Alfík m Czech
Diminutive form of Alfons or Alfréd.
Alfild f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Alfhild.
Alfina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alf 1.
Alfira f Tatar
Variant of Alfiya.
Alfirk m Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Beta Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. The name is derived from the Arabic الفرقة al-firqah "the flock" (of sheep).
Alfiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Alfio.
Alfiva f Old Norwegian
Norwegianized form of Ælfgifu. Ælfgifu (Alfiva) of Northampton was the regent of Norway from 1030 to 1035.
Alfkæll m Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Alfketill.
Alfketill m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" combined with Old Norse kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also Kettil).
Alfkil m Anglo-Scandinavian, Old Danish
Old Danish and Anglo-Scandinavian form of Alfkæll.
Alflaug f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Álfmóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse name, combination of ALF "elf" and MOD "excitement, concern, wrath; courage."
Alfný f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements alf "elf" and ny "new".
Alfo m Spanish, Lithuanian
Diminutive of Alfonso.
Alfon m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.
Alfónks m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Alfons.
Alfoñs m Breton
Breton form of Alfons.
Alfonse m English
Variant of Alphonse.
Alfonsė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Alfonso.
Alfonsia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Alphonsine.
Alfonsine f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Alfons.
Alfonsino m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Alfonso. Alfonsino d'Este was an Italian nobleman and the heir apparent to municipality Montecchio Emilia.
Alfonss m Latvian
Latvian from of Alfonso.
Alfonsu m Maltese, Corsican (Archaic), Sardinian, Sicilian
Maltese, Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Alfons.
Alfonsyna f Polish
Feminine form of Alfons.
Alfontsa f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Alfonsa.
Alfontsina f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of French Alphonsine.
Alfontso m Basque
Basque form of Alfonso.
Alfonza f Slovene
Feminine form of Alfonz.
Alfonzina f Hungarian
Feminine form of Alfonz.
Alford m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alford.
Alfounse m Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Alphonse.
Alfre f English (Modern)
In the case of American actress Alfre Woodard (1952-) her godmother claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters.
Alfréda f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alfreda.
Alfrède f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alfred.
Alfrede f Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alfred.
Alfredia f American
variant of Alfreda, a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
Alfrédine f French (Archaic)
French feminine form of Alfred.
Alfredos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alfred.
Alfredrick m African American (Rare)
Combination of Alfred and Frederick. Its usage was inspired in 1985 by American former basketball player Alfredrick Hughes (1962-), who took part in the NBA draft of the same year.
Alfredu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Alfred.
Alfreduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Alfredo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Alfreeti m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Alfred.
Alfreida f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Alfreda based on the spelling of Freida.
Alfreð m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alfred.
Alfrid m Silesian
Silesian form of Alfred.
Alfride f Obscure
Variant of Alfrida.
Alfridh f Old Swedish
Old Norse friðr "beautiful" combined with either alfr "elf", allr "all, entire, whole", or aðal "noble".
Alfried m Dutch, German
Short form of Adalfried and variant of Alfred.
Alfriede f Obscure
Variant of Alfride.