The first name Alex is ♀ female and ♂ male.
Origin of Alex
Alex is a short form of Alexander and Alexandra.
Meaning of Alex
Alex means “defending men” (from ancient Greek “aléxein/ἀλέξειν” = to defend/help + “anēr/ἀνήρ” = man).
Pronunciation of Alex
Name Statistic: Alex is ranked #1773 overall ↓ -82
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 1347 ↓ -1
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 1228 ↓↓ -113
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 672 ↓ -25
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 1326 ↓ -44
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 1505 ↓ -39
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 1869 ↓ -49
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 1357 ↑ 34
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 993 ↓ -67
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 232 ↑ 12
- 🇫🇷 France: 1592 ↓ -11
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 917 ↓ -50
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 314 ↓ -10
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 8642 ↑↑ 299
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 1028 ↓ -62
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 941 ↓ -14
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 937 ↓ -12
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 3124 ↓↓ -153
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 1392 ↓ -34
- 🇺🇸 United States: 2228 ↓↓ -268
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