Alexius

From Latin Alexius, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios) or Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).

Alexius

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

• Name of a fifth century saint, famous in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Rare in English in this form.

• Alex
• Alexis
• Alexia

From Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios), from Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “guard, protect”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈɫɛk.si.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈlɛk.si.us]

Alexius m sg (genitive Alexiī or Alexī); second declension

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek

Second-declension noun, singular only.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

• Albanian: Lesh
• Catalan: Aleix
• French: Alexis
• Italian: Alessio
  • → Sicilian: Alessiu
• Portuguese: Aleixo
• Sicilian: Alesciu
• Spanish: Alejo