Alex
See also: Alex.
English
Etymology
Short form 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, shortened from Alexandra or the female name Alexis, in some cases also a spelling variant of Alix.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.lɪks/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ælɪks
Proper noun
Alex
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2006, Kate Atkinson, One Good Turn, Black Swan, published 2007, →ISBN, page 81:
- 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, 'to compensate'. For what, she didn't say.
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- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2008, Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, Harpercollins, →ISBN, page 588:
- 'I had a Christmas card from someone calling herself Alex the year before last,' Daniel said. 'I couldn't think who it was.'
'Oh, yes, she's changed again,' Alice said. 'I never got used to Alexandra, either. It never occurred to me that Sandra was short for Alexandra - anyway, she's Sandra on her birth certificate.'
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Translations
male given name — see Alexius
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/
Audio (file) - 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑleks/, [ˈɑle̞ks̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑleks
- Syllabification(key): A‧lex
Proper noun
Alex
- a male given name of rare usage, variant of Aleksi
Declension
| Inflection of Alex (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Alex | Alexit | |
| genitive | Alexin | Alexien | |
| partitive | Alexia | Alexeja | |
| illative | Alexiin | Alexeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Alex | Alexit | |
| accusative | nom. | Alex | Alexit |
| gen. | Alexin | ||
| genitive | Alexin | Alexien | |
| partitive | Alexia | Alexeja | |
| inessive | Alexissa | Alexeissa | |
| elative | Alexista | Alexeista | |
| illative | Alexiin | Alexeihin | |
| adessive | Alexilla | Alexeilla | |
| ablative | Alexilta | Alexeilta | |
| allative | Alexille | Alexeille | |
| essive | Alexina | Alexeina | |
| translative | Alexiksi | Alexeiksi | |
| instructive | — | Alexein | |
| abessive | Alexitta | Alexeitta | |
| comitative | — | Alexeineen | |
| Possessive forms of Alex (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Alexini | Aleximme |
| 2nd person | Alexisi | Alexinne |
| 3rd person | Alexinsa | |
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)
Audio (file)
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
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Alex | Alexek |
| accusative | Alexet | Alexeket |
| dative | Alexnek | Alexeknek |
| instrumental | Alexszel | Alexekkel |
| causal-final | Alexért | Alexekért |
| translative | Alexszé | Alexekké |
| terminative | Alexig | Alexekig |
| essive-formal | Alexként | Alexekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Alexben | Alexekben |
| superessive | Alexen | Alexeken |
| adessive | Alexnél | Alexeknél |
| illative | Alexbe | Alexekbe |
| sublative | Alexre | Alexekre |
| allative | Alexhez | Alexekhez |
| elative | Alexből | Alexekből |
| delative | Alexről | Alexekről |
| ablative | Alextől | Alexektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Alexé | Alexeké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Alexéi | Alexekéi |
| Possessive forms of Alex | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Alexem | Alexeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Alexed | Alexeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Alexe | Alexei |
| 1st person plural | Alexünk | Alexeink |
| 2nd person plural | Alexetek | Alexeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Alexük | Alexeik |
Icelandic
Proper noun
Alex m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Alex
Declension
declension of Alex
| m-s1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ||
| nominative | Alex | |
| accusative | Alex | |
| dative | Alex | |
| genitive | Alex | |
Swedish
Proper noun
Alex c (genitive Alex)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Alex
Anagrams
- Axel, axel