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Alex¹

  • /ˈæl.ɪks/ UK
  • /ˈæl.ɪks/ Australia, Canada, US
  • /ˈæl.əks/ Australia, Canada, US

Rhymes with -ælɪks

Where it comes from

Clipping of Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) 'he who wards off men', i.e. protector, possibly of Hittite origin. Also from Alexius, from the same Ancient Greek first element, "helping, defending". These two origins of Alex are indistinguishable in most languages. The female name has the same root, a clipping of Alexandra or the female name Alexis, in some cases also a spelling variant of Alix.

proper noun Alexes

  1. A unisex given name from Ancient Greek. Martin was pretty dull as names went but 'Alex Blake' had a certain dash to it. His publishers hadn't considered Martin's own name to be 'punchy' enough. The pseudonym Alex Blake was chosen after much deliberation, most of which excluded Martin. 'A strong, no-nonsense sort of name', his editor said,

Alex²

  • /ˈæl.ɪks/ UK
  • /ˈæl.ɪks/ Australia, Canada, US
  • /ˈæl.əks/ Australia, Canada, US

Rhymes with -ælɪks

Where it comes from

Clipping of Alexandria.

proper noun

  1. Nickname for Alexandria: a major city in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: alexander, xander, jaime, david, patrick, allie, alexandra, gigi, alexandria, yue, super, stan, comfort, steady, ring, axel

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"Alex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Alex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alex

Chicago

"Alex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alex.

BibTeX
@misc{alex_2026,
  title = {Alex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}