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Alexis

أليكسيسIn Arabic

Meaning
Defender (from the Greek verb 'to defend')
About the name
Alexis comes from the same Greek verb as Alexander. It is traditionally a boy's name, but in the United States it has been given mostly to girls since the 1940s.
For
A boy
Origin
Greek

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: medium

Sources

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