Alexa is a female form of Alex. It is variously a given name in its own right or a short form of Alexandra, both of which come from the Greek name Alexandros. It can be broken down into alexo meaning "to defend" and ander meaning "man", making both Alexa and Alexandra mean "defender 0of man". The similarly-spelled name Aleksa is a South Slavic masculine name.
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