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Alexis (M)>

Alexis (male)

Variants:Aleksei (M) Aleksi (M) Alexius (M)
Derivative(s):Alexis (S)
Feminine form:Alexis (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Russian, English and German from the Greek "helper" or "defender"; frequent in Russia, but not commonly a male name in Britain [Whyte].

Whyte suggests that the female name Alexis is derived from Alexandra but ONC asserts that the derivation is from Alexius, via the male version of Alexis.