Western numerology
Number 6 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Unisex name
Alex
"Abbreviation of Alexander defender of mankind; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Diminutive of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century British King Edward VII's wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Form of Alexander; Helper and Defender of Mankind; protector of mankind"
Name profile
Alex at a glance
- Gender
- Unisex
- Western numerology
- 6
- Indian numerology
- 6
- Characters
- 4
- Popular
- 157 family views
Number meaning for Alex
Indian numerology
Number 6 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Alex mean?
Alex is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Indian, English, Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: Abbreviation of Alexander defender of mankind; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Diminutive of Alexandra: A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century British King Edward VII's wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark; Form of Alexander; Helper and Defender of Mankind; protector of mankind
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Names like Alex
Alexandra
Girl
Filipino
A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; Defender of man; defender of men; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; Helper and Defender of Mankind; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark
245 family views
Alexander
Boy
Filipino
Defender of man; Defender of Men; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Alexander Iden, a Kentish gentleman 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' Servant to Cressida; One who assists men; protector of mankind
191 family views
Alexis
Unisex
Filipino
Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper
157 family views
Alexis
Unisex
Filipino
Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper
157 family views
Alec
Boy
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Form of Alexander; Originally a diminutive of Alexander, now frequently used as an independent name, Alec became very popular in the middle of the 20th century because of British actor Sir Alec Guinness; protector of mankind
233 family views
Alekya
Unisex
Indian
A Beautiful Painting; Good Letter; One which cannot be written; Which Cannot Be Written
120 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Alex
Alexander
Boy
Filipino
Defender of man; Defender of Men; 'Henry VI, Part 2' Alexander Iden, a Kentish gentleman 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' Servant to Cressida; One who assists men; protector of mankind
191 family views
Alexis
Unisex
Filipino
Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper
157 family views
Alec
Boy
Indian
Abbreviation of Alexander 'defender of mankind'; Diminutive of Alexander: Defender of men; Form of Alexander; Originally a diminutive of Alexander, now frequently used as an independent name, Alec became very popular in the middle of the 20th century because of British actor Sir Alec Guinness; protector of mankind
233 family views
Alekya
Unisex
Indian
A Beautiful Painting; Good Letter; One which cannot be written; Which Cannot Be Written
120 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Alex
Alexandra
Girl
Filipino
A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; Defender of man; defender of men; Feminine of Alexander Defender of mankind; Helper and Defender of Mankind; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark
245 family views
Alexis
Unisex
Filipino
Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper
157 family views
Alekya
Unisex
Indian
A Beautiful Painting; Good Letter; One which cannot be written; Which Cannot Be Written
120 family views
Alena
Girl
Indian
Fair, good-looking Feminine of Allen or variant of Helen; Light; Olena; pretty, light
183 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Alexis
Unisex
Filipino
Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper
157 family views
Alexis
Unisex
Filipino
Defender of man; defender of men; Defender or helper This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe; defender Variant of Alexander; Feminine form Alexandre; Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper
157 family views
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