The name Alex has a great historical pedigree, thanks to Alexandar the Great, and ancient Greek king. In modern times, Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the UK's best-loved and most successful football managers, while Alexander McQueen is an iconic fashion designer.
Details Meaning:
Scottish variation of Alexander, from the Greek name Alexandros composed of alexein "to defend" or "to protect" and aner "man, warrior". Often also spelt Alistair.
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Greek Meaning: The name Alex is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Alex is: Defender of men; protector of mankind.
Alex is baby boy name mainly popular in Christian religion and its main origin is Greek. Alex name meanings is A helper and defender of mankind. People search this name as Alex, Alexander, Alexis, Alexandria, Alexa, Alexandr, Alex meaning. Other similar sounding names can be Alexei, Alix, Alexa, Alexia, Alexi, Alexxander, Allec, Allexander.
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Alex Name Combinations.
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Alex as First Name
Name
Popularity %
Alex Johnson
Alex Smith
Alex Williams
Alex Jones
Alex Brown
Alex Miller
Alex Davis
Alex Anderson
Alex Jackson
Alex Wilson
Alex Thomas
Alex Nagy
Alex Taylor
Alex Moore
Alex Walker
Alex Thompson
Alex White
Alex Harris
Alex Martin
Alex as Last Name
Name
Popularity %
John Alex
Mary Alex
James Alex
Joseph Alex
Helen Alex
William Alex
Frank Alex
Peter Alex
Dorothy Alex
Edward Alex
Thomas Alex
Harry Alex
Alex Ethnicity Distribution.
Ethnicity
Alex
U.S
White
54.49%
64.26%
African American
18.66%
11.96%
Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander
15.80%
4.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native
2.89%
0.69%
Two or More Ethnicities
2.05%
1.76%
Hispanic or Latino
6.12%
16.26%
Popular personalities with Alex Name.
Alex Jones
Alex Jones is a radio personality, film producer, and radio host. Alex was given the name Alexander Emerick Jones on February 11th, 1974 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez is a baseball player for the New York Yankees. Alex was born on July 27th, 1975 in New York City.
Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson is a soccer player for the Queen's Park F.C., St Johnstone F.C., Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Rangers F.C., Falkirk F.C., Ayr United F.C., Scottish Football League XI, and Scotland national football team. Alex was born on December 31st, 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Alex Haley
Alex Haley was a writer. Alex was given the name Alexander Murray Palmer Haley on August 11th, 1921 in Ithaca, New York, U.S. He left this life on February 10th, 1992.
Alex Turner
Alex Turner is an indie rock musician and singer-songwriter. His most notable accomplishments were from 2002 to present. Alex was given the name Alexander David Turner on January 6th, 1986 in High Green, Sheffield, England.
Alex Pettyfer
Alex Pettyfer is an actor, model, and model (people). He was most active from 2005 to present. Alex was given the name Alexander Richard Pettyfer on April 10th, 1990 in Stevenage.
Alex
Alex was born in 1976. They passed away on September 6th, 2007.
Lalu Alex
Lalu Alex is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1978 to present. Lalu was born Lalu Alex on November 30th, 1954 in Piravom. Lalu is also known as Laluchayan.
Gus Alex
Gus was born on April 1st, 1916. He passed away on July 24th, 1998.
Francisco Alex
Francisco Alex is a soccer player for the Rio Preto Esporte Clube, Associacao Atletica Internacional (Limeira), Associacao Atletica Flamengo, Gremio Barueri Futebol, Osvaldo Cruz Futebol Clube, Associacao Ferroviaria de Esportes, Sao Paulo FC, Sport Club do Recife, Paulista Futebol Clube, and Rio Bra. Francisco was born on December 23rd, 1983 in Vitorino Freire, Brazil.
Dr. M.M. Alex
Dr. M.M. Alex was an actor and human life scientist. Dr. was given the name Mathew Mullasseril Alex on May 25th, 1959 in Kottayam. Dr. is also known as Dr M M Alex. He breathed his last breath on June 23rd, 2015.
Wehrley Alex
Wehrley Alex is an actress, model, tv host, and news anchor.She has had major accomplishments since 2009. Wehrley was born on July 29th, 1988 in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. Wehrley is also known as Wehrley and Alex.
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