Alexa (name)
| Alexa | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | defender of man |
| Other names | |
| See also | Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis, Alexia, Alex |
Alexa is a female form of Alexander, and is sometimes also a short form of Alexandra, both of which come from the Greek, Alexandros. It can be broken down into alexo meaning "to defend" and ander, meaning "man"' making both Alexa and Alexander mean defender of man.
Modern popularity
In the United States, the name Alexa first appeared on the chart of top 1,000 most popular baby girl names in the year 1973. It stayed in the lower ranks of the top 1000 until 1986, when it jumped from number 815 to number 431. Popularity continued to climb and Alexa was ranked in the top 100 in the mid-1990s. According to the Social Security Administration, its highest popularity, 39th, was achieved in 2006.[1]
Notable people with the name
Given name
- Alexa Alemanni, American actress
- Alexa Chung, British TV presenter
- Alexa Davalos, French-American actress
- Alexa Dectis (born 1993), American actress
- Alexa Demara, American actress
- Alexa Glatch (born 1989), American tennis player
- Alexa Goddard, British singer
- Alexa Hampton, American entrepreneur
- Alexa Havins (born 1980), American actress
- Alexa Hepburn, Reader in Conversation Analysis in the Social Sciences Department at Loughborough University
- Alexa Hirschfeld, entrepreneur
- Alexa Hunt, American author
- Alexa Ilacad (born 2000), Filipina actress
- Alexa Ray Joel, singer-songwriter and daughter of Billy Joel
- Alexa Junge, American screenwriter
- Alexa Kenin (1962–1985), American actress
- Alexa Komarnycky (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
- Alexa Loo, Canadian snowboarder
- Alexa McDonough, Canadian politician
- Alexa Moreno, Icelandic gymnast
- Alexa Nikolas (born 1992), American actress
- Alexa von Porembsky (1906–1981), German actor
- Alexa Sand, American art history professor
- Alexa Scimeca (born 1991), American pair skater
- Alexa Still, Australian musician
- Alexa Stirling, American golf player
- Alexa Suelzer (born 1918), American author
- Alexa Thatcher, American wrestler
- Alexa Vega, Colombian American actress
- Alexa Von Tobel (born c. 1984), founder and CEO of LearnVest.com
- Alexa Wilkinson, American singer and musician
- Alexa Woodward, American indie/folk singer and songwriter
Fictional
- Alexa Lexington from MySims, MySims Kingdom, and MySims Agents
- Alexa Papadopolous, a character from the Degrassi series.
- Alexa, one of the characters from the Diva Starz toy line
- Alexa Smith, character in EastEnders
- Alexa Woods, character in Alien vs. Predator
Surname
- Dan Alexa, Romanian footballer
- Kate Alexa, Australian singer
References
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