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Alex

Unisex
Origin: English Syllables: 2 Length: 4 letters

Meaning & Etymology

"Defender of the People"

Phonetic Key (Double Metaphone): ALKS
Used for sound-alike matching

Linguistic Connections

Spelling & Dialect Variants

2 related
Ilex (English) Olexa (English)

Cross-Cultural Cognates

13 cognates
Alejandra (Spanish) Alejandro (Spanish) Alessa (Italian) Alessandro (Italian) Alexander (Greek) Alexandra (Greek) Alexandre (French) Alexandrina (Greek) Alexandro (American) Alexi (Slavic) Alexia (American) Alexis (Russian) Alistair (Scottish)

Sound-Alike Names

Phonetically similar names sharing the "ALKS" sound key and 2 syllables

Alix

Feminine French given name

Variation of Alexander. Defender of mankind.

Alyx

Feminine English given name

Helper: defender. Variation of Alexander.

Ilex

Feminine English given name

Variant of Alex. meaning defender of the People

Alkas

Feminine Native American given name

She is Afraid

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