Alexis

/əˈlɛksɪs/ noun

A name of Greek origin meaning 'defender' or 'helper', used for both males and females in modern English.

From Greek 'alexein' meaning to defend or help, combined with the diminutive suffix '-is'. It was originally a masculine name but became unisex in English.

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