Alex is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Alex thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Alex is a short form of Alexander and Alexandra and thus a name for girls and boys. It derived from the ancient Greek name Aléxandros (Αλεξανδρος).
Alex means “defending men”, “defender of men”, “defender of the people” or “protector of men” (from ancient Greek “aléxein/ἀλέξειν” = to defend/protect + “anēr/ἀνήρ” = man).
The name Alex is ranked #1529 overall.
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