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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Greek: Defender of mankind; feminine form of Alexander
  2. Greek: Protector of mankind

First name variations: Alandra, Aleka, Alexa, Alexia, Alexis, Alexandria, Alexandrina, Alesandra, Alessa, Alessandra, Allesandra, Aleksey, Alexine, Alya, Aliki, Alejanda, Lexy, Lexie, Sandra, Zandra, Sanie, Sandy, Alexandra, Alakesander, Alec, Aleck, Alejandro, Alek, Alkeos, Aleks, Aleksey, Alesandro, Alessandro, Alejo, Alexas, Alexei, Alexio, Alysander, Alexandre, Aleksander, Alick, Alik, Alyc, Alyck, Alyk, Iksander, Ixsander, Sandro, Sander, Sanders, Sandor, Sandy, Sandie, Sacha, Sasha, Xander, Alexander

Last name origin & meaning:

From a short form of Alexis or Alexander in any of several languages.

Famous people with this first name: Alex Kingston, Alex Rodriguez, Alex Trebek

Famous people who gave their babies this name: Lindsay Wagner

This name appears in the following lists: Literary Characters, Presidents' Kids