Alexa (meaning and origin)

It is an abbreviated form of
Alexandra, used in German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian and in Ancient Greek.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Alessa (In Italian)
Alexander (In English, German and in Dutch)

If it's too long people might use
In English: Lexa

For the opposite sex use:
In Ancient Greek (Latinized): Alexius (M)

See also
In Spanish: Alejo
In Russian: Sasha
In Russian: Aleksei
In Romanian: Sanda
In Italian: Alessia
In Italian: Alessio
In Hungarian: Elek
In English, German and in Ancient Greek: Alexis
In English and in German: Alexia
In English (Modern): Malandra
In English: Lexy
In English: Sandy
In English: Lexine
In English: Lexie
In English: Alexina
In English: Alex
In English: Lexi
In Dutch: Xandra
In Other languages: Zandra

More `Alexa` links
Alexa as abbreviation
Actors named Alexa
Alexa in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Alexa

Alexa appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 40. The name reached the top-100 11 times. 2006 was a `top year` for the name Alexa. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #39. The last time Alexa appeared among the most common names was in 1980. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	40
2006	39
2005	66
2004	72
2003	66
2002	69
2001	78
2000	87
1999	89
1998	92
1997	106
1996	100
1995	100
1994	95
1993	107
1992	140
1991	127
1990	146
1980	862
1970	---
1960	---
1950	---
1940	---
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---