Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Scripts Ἀλέξιος(Ancient Greek)
Meaning
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλέξιος (Alexios), a derivative of Ἄλεξις (see Alexis). This was the name of five Byzantine emperors. It was also borne by a 5th-century Syrian saint who is especially venerated in the Eastern Church.