Alex

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English

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Etymology

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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.

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Proper noun

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Alex

  1. 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.
  2. 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.'
  3. A nickname for Alexandria. (city in Egypt)

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Alex

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alex

Dutch

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Etymology

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Short form of Alexander.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːlɛks/
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  • Hyphenation: Alex

Proper noun

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Alex m

  1. a male given name

References

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  • J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, Utrecht, Antwerpen 1964, Aula-boeken 176, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum

Finnish

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Etymology

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Probably from Swedish Alex and/or English Alex.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑleks/, [ˈɑ̝le̞ks̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑleks
  • Hyphenation(key): A‧lex

Proper noun

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Alex

  1. a male given name of rare usage, variant of Aleksi

Declension

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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
abessive Alexitta Alexeitta
instructive Alexein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Alex (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Alexini Alexini
accusative nom. Alexini Alexini
gen. Alexini
genitive Alexini Alexieni
partitive Alexiani Alexejani
inessive Alexissani Alexeissani
elative Alexistani Alexeistani
illative Alexiini Alexeihini
adessive Alexillani Alexeillani
ablative Alexiltani Alexeiltani
allative Alexilleni Alexeilleni
essive Alexinani Alexeinani
translative Alexikseni Alexeikseni
abessive Alexittani Alexeittani
instructive
comitative Alexeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Alexisi Alexisi
accusative nom. Alexisi Alexisi
gen. Alexisi
genitive Alexisi Alexiesi
partitive Alexiasi Alexejasi
inessive Alexissasi Alexeissasi
elative Alexistasi Alexeistasi
illative Alexiisi Alexeihisi
adessive Alexillasi Alexeillasi
ablative Alexiltasi Alexeiltasi
allative Alexillesi Alexeillesi
essive Alexinasi Alexeinasi
translative Alexiksesi Alexeiksesi
abessive Alexittasi Alexeittasi
instructive
comitative Alexeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleximme Aleximme
accusative nom. Aleximme Aleximme
gen. Aleximme
genitive Aleximme Alexiemme
partitive Alexiamme Alexejamme
inessive Alexissamme Alexeissamme
elative Alexistamme Alexeistamme
illative Alexiimme Alexeihimme
adessive Alexillamme Alexeillamme
ablative Alexiltamme Alexeiltamme
allative Alexillemme Alexeillemme
essive Alexinamme Alexeinamme
translative Alexiksemme Alexeiksemme
abessive Alexittamme Alexeittamme
instructive
comitative Alexeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Alexinne Alexinne
accusative nom. Alexinne Alexinne
gen. Alexinne
genitive Alexinne Alexienne
partitive Alexianne Alexejanne
inessive Alexissanne Alexeissanne
elative Alexistanne Alexeistanne
illative Alexiinne Alexeihinne
adessive Alexillanne Alexeillanne
ablative Alexiltanne Alexeiltanne
allative Alexillenne Alexeillenne
essive Alexinanne Alexeinanne
translative Alexiksenne Alexeiksenne
abessive Alexittanne Alexeittanne
instructive
comitative Alexeinenne

Statistics

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  • Alex is the 143rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,353 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,822 more), and also belongs to 78 female individuals (and as a middle name to 38 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

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Etymology

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Short form of Alexandre and Alexis or Alexandra, ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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Proper noun

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Alex m or f

  1. a male or female given name, equivalent to English Alex

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German

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Alex m (proper noun, strong, genitive Alex')

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alex

Hungarian

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Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alex

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alex

Declension

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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

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Proper noun

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Alex m (proper noun, genitive singular Alex)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alex

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Swedish

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Proper noun

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Alex c (genitive Alex)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alex

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