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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Alexis m. Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις or Ἀλέξιος 'defender'.

The name of a 4th-5th C Roman saint, a 10th-11th C Byzantine emperor, a 12th C Byzantine emperor, a 12th-13th C Byzantine emperor, two 13th C Byzantine emperors, a 13th C emperor of Trebizond, two 14th C emperors of Trebizond, a 14th C Russian saint, and a 15th C emperor of Trebizond.

Finland
Early Modern Swedish
● 1582 Elessi (nom) Audén1980 p. 171
France
Middle French
● 1562 Alexis RegPCC-1 p. 15; 1565 Allexis ibid. p. 195; 1571 Allexis ibid. p. 475
Germany
Latin
● 1394 Alexii (gen) SMM p. 185
Italy
Latin
● 1527 Alessij (gen) Rome1527 p. 88
Italian
● 1513x1521 Alexio LeoX p. 12
Latvia
Latin
● 1295 Alexi (nom) RigSB 59; 1296 Alexi (nom) ibid. 66
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Alexis". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Alexis.