First names in Hebrew

First name Alexis: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלקסיס

Gematria value: 261

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Alexis is written אלקסיס

Meaning and origin

What does Alexis mean?

Meaning: "defender"
Origin: Greek

Your name comes from the Greek alexis, "defense", from the verb alexein, "to protect, to ward off". It is the same word as in Alexander, "the one who protects people". In America it became a girls' name in the 1980s and 1990s.

Gematria

Alexis = 261

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלקסיס has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• קthe letter Kuf100
• סthe letter Samekh60
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total261

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Samekh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Alexis, from א to ס:

אֹרַח לַצַּדִּיק מֵישָׁרִים יָשָׁר מַעְגַּל צַדִּיק תְּפַלֵּס׃

“The path of the righteous is straightness; You who are upright, You make level the track of the righteous.”

Isaiah 26:7

The book of your first name

Alexis, in nine pages

• Alexis, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Alexis
• Alexis, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Alexis in three answers

How do you write Alexis in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Alexis is written אלקסיס.

What is the gematria value of Alexis?
Written אלקסיס, Alexis is worth 261: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Alexis mean?
Defender (origin: Greek). Your name comes from the Greek alexis, "defense", from the verb alexein, "to protect, to ward off". It is the same word as in Alexander, "the one who protects people". In America it became a girls' name in the 1980s and 1990s.