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Ilex

Feminine
Origin: English Syllables: 2 Length: 4 letters

Meaning & Etymology

"Variant of Alex. meaning defender of the People"

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

Linguistic Connections

Spelling & Dialect Variants

3 related
Alex (English) Alyx (English) Olexa (English)

Cross-Cultural Cognates

0 cognates

No cross-cultural cognates indexed.

Sound-Alike Names

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

Alex

Unisex English given name

Defender of the People

Alix

Feminine French given name

Variation of Alexander. Defender of mankind.

Alyx

Feminine English given name

Helper: defender. Variation of Alexander.

Alkas

Feminine Native American given name

She is Afraid

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