Meaning and origin
Alexa is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Protector of Mankind `.
Where is it used? The name Alexa is mainly used in English.
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)
The best thing about the name Alexa: I can use Alex when I mean business, and Alexa to play the feminine card.
The worst thing about the name: People assuming my shortened nickname (Alex) implies Alexandria. I think people like saying it that way. Rolls of the tongue...
If my name wasn`t Alexa....: It'd be Barry.
Extra information:
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