Alex

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.lɪks/ Rhymes: -ælɪks === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== Alex (plural Alexes) A unisex given name from Ancient Greek. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of Alexandria. ==== Proper noun ==== Alex Nickname for Alexandria: a major city in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. === Anagrams === Axel, Lexa, axel, axle == Danish == === Proper noun === Alex a male given name, equivalent to English Alex == Dutch == === Etymology === Short form of Alexander. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːlɛks/ Hyphenation: Alex === Proper noun === Alex m a male given name === References === J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, Utrecht, Antwerpen 1964, Aula-boeken 176, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum == Finnish == === Etymology === Probably from Swedish Alex and/or English Alex. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑleks/, [ˈɑ̝le̞ks̠] Rhymes: -ɑleks Syllabification(key): A‧lex Hyphenation(key): A‧lex === Proper noun === Alex a male given name of rare usage, variant of Aleksi ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Alex is the 139th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,588 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,923 more), and also is the 1239th (tied with 6 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 109 female individuals (and as a middle name to 42 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == French == === Etymology === Short form of Alexandre and Alexis or Alexandra, ultimately from Ancient Greek. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lɛks/ === Proper noun === Alex m or f a male or female given name, equivalent to English Alex === Anagrams === Axel == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalɛks/ (most regions) IPA(key): /ˈaːlɛks/ (predominant in northern Germany) === Proper noun === Alex m (proper noun, strong, genitive Alex') a male given name, equivalent to English Alex == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlɛks] Hyphenation: Alex Rhymes: -ɛks === Proper noun === Alex a male given name, equivalent to English Alex ==== Declension ==== == Icelandic == === Proper noun === Alex m (proper noun, genitive singular Alex) a male given name, equivalent to English Alex ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Proper noun === Alex c (genitive Alex) a male given name, equivalent to English Alex === Anagrams === Axel, axel