Alexis

Alexis can refer to:

Alexis
Gender	any
Language(s)	Greek
Origin
Meaning	helper, defender
Other names
See also	Alexius

• Several ancient writers:
  • Alexis (poet) (c.375 BC – c.275 BC), a Greek comic poet
  • Alexis, a writer mentioned by Athenaeus as the author of a treatise Peri Autarkeias (περὶ Αὐταρκείας)
  • Alexis, a Samian, the author of a historical work called the Samian Annals (Σάμιοι Ὡροι), which Athenaeus quotes
• Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC
• Alexis, character in Virgil's Eclogue II, beloved of Corydon (character)
• Alexis, in Greek mythology, a young man of Ephesus, beloved of Meliboea
• Alexis Romanov, various members of the Romanov family
• Alexis (singer), a German pop singer
• Alexis (country singer), a teenage singer featured on the Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen soundtrack
• Alexis (comics), a French comics artist
• ALEXIS, acronym for the Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors spacecraft

Surname

• Aaron Alexis, mass murderer who perpetrated the Washington Navy Yard shooting
• Jacques-Édouard Alexis, a former prime minister of Haiti
• Jacques Stephen Alexis, a Haitian novelist
• Stephen Alexis, a Haitian novelist and diplomat
• Paul Alexis (1847–1901), a French writer
• Wendell Alexis, an American basketball player
• Willibald Alexis, a German novelist

Given name

• Alexis (given name), origin and history of the given name
• Alexis Alexiou, Greek footballer
• Alexis Alexopoulos, Greek sprinter
• Alexis Alexoudis, Greek footballer
• Alexis Argüello (1952–2009), Nicaraguan boxer and politician
• Alexis Arquette, American transgender actress and musician, of the Arquette acting family
• Alexis Simon Belle (1674–1734), French portrait artist
• Alexis Bledel, actress
• Alexis Christoforous, WCBS-TV Wall Street reporter
• Alexis Denisof, actor
• Alexis de Tocqueville, French political thinker and historian
• Alexis Dziena, actress
• Alexis Galanos, Cypriot politician
• Alexis Gavrilopoulos, Greek footballer
• Alexis Georgoulis, Greek actor
• Alexis Jordan (swimmer), Barbadian swimmer
• Alexis Jordan, American singer
• Alexis Kochan, Ukrainian-Canadian musician and composer
• Alexis Korner, musician
• Alexis Laree, American professional wrestler
• Alexis Loizidis, Greek footballer
• Alexis Matias, Puerto Rican volleyball player
• Alexis Méndez, Venezuelan track and road cyclist
• Alexis Minotis, Greek theater actor and director
• Alexis Panselinos, Greek novelist and translator
• Alexis Papahelas, Greek investigative journalist and newspaper editor
• Alexis Rios, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Alexis Rojas, Colombian road cyclist
• Alexis Ruano Delgado, Spanish footballer
• Alexis Rykov, Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924–30
• Alexis Sánchez, Chilean footballer who plays for Arsenal FC
• Alexis Skye, model
• Alexis Smith, actress
• Alexis Suárez Martín, Spanish footballer
• Alexis Valido, Spanish volleyball player
• Alexis Texas, American porn actress
• Alexis Tsipras, Greek politician

Fictional

• Alexis Colby, a fictional character played by Joan Collins on the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty
• Alexis Meade, a fictional character played by Rebecca Romijn on the American television series Ugly Betty
• Alexis Castle, a fictional character played by Molly Quinn on the American crime drama television series Castle
• Alexis Rhodes, a character in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
• Alexis Zorbas, the protagonist of Zorba the Greek
• Alexis Leonides, a fictional Greek writer who features in Geoffrey Trease's novels The Hills of Varna and The Crown of Violet
• Alexis, a human from the Transformers: Unicron Trilogy continuity family

Places

• Alexis, Alabama, an unincorporated community in the USA
• Alexis, Illinois, USA
• Alexis Lake, a lake in Minnesota, USA
• Alexis Township, Butler County, Nebraska, USA

Other uses

• Alexisonfire, a band referred to as "Alexis" by fans

See also

• Alexius