Alex

Diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis

"defending men"

Updated Wed Apr 09 2025

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Alex Origin and Meaning

The name Alex is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "defending men".

One of the most evenly divided unisex names these days; strong and energetic, if overused, for both genders.

# 981 in the US

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Alexandrea "Alex" Martin Dean
American actress; daughter of actress Whoopi Goldberg and Bernard Dean
Alex Ruth Aaronson
Australian,American soccer player
Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston
English actress
Alexandra Patricia "Alex" Morgan
American soccer player
Alex McCord
American reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of New York")
Alexandra Hetherington "Alex" Breckenridge
American actress
Alex Greenwood
English football player
Alexandra Virina "Alex" Scott
English football player
Alexandria "Alex" Sharpe
Irish soprano singer and actress
Alex Drummond (b. 1997)
daughter of "Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond

Alexandra “Alex” Crane
main character from the TV show “Star”
Alexandra Margarita "Alex" Russo
character from Disney's "Wizards of Waverly Place" played by Selena Gomez
Alex
character from "Totally Spies"
Alex Bailey
character from "The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell" by Chris Colfer
Alex
protagonist in "Paranormal Activity 4"
Alex Mack
main character from ''The Secret World of Alex Mack''
Alex Owens
protagonist from ''Flashdance''
Alex Forrest
character from ''Fatal Attraction''
Alexandra "Alex" Vause
character from Netflix original show "Orange is the New Black"
Alex Roper
from movie "Train" played by Thora Birch
Alex
character in "Beautiful" by Amy Reed
Alex
character from Disney's "Twitches"
Alex Meyers
from TV series "Bent"
Alex Kerkovich
character from series "Happy Endings"
Dr. Alex Blake
a character on "Criminal Minds"
Alexandra Anastasia "Alex" Dunphy
character on 'Modern Family'
Alex Walker
protagonist of novel 'Small Blue Thing'
Alex
default female avatar from Minecraft
Alexandra "Alex" Danvers
adoptive sister of Kara Danvers aka Supergirl in CW's show Supergirl
Alex Fierro
gender,fluid character from Rick Riordan's Magnus Chase series
Alexandra "Alex" Rover
character from "Nim's Island"
Agent Alex Parrish
from TV's "Quantico"
Alexandra "Alex" Cabot
character from TV show "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit"
Alex Stewart
main character in movie "Holiday in the Sun"