Meaning and background
The story behind Lexi
Lexi is a recognised affectionate shortening of Alexandra or Alexis. The two parent names have different pathways through the Greek Alexander name family, so “defender” should not be pasted onto Lexi as though it were an independent word. Its standard English pronunciation, LEK-see, is unambiguous and pleasantly direct for calls across a park.
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About Lexi
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lexi appears in 156 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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.
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