Meaning and background
The story behind Alexis
Alexis originates in ancient Greek, where the name meant a helper or defender and came from a verb meaning to help or defend. It has been borne by a Greek comic poet, Christian saints and many later individuals. Its use for both men and women in some modern languages differs from earlier gender conventions. The English stress falls on the second syllable, making it distinct in sound from Alex.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Alexis appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/əlɛksɪs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/əlɛksɪs/ · primary stress on syllable 2AH0 L EH1 K S IH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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