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Etymology

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From Latin Alexius and from its Russian counterpart Алексе́й (Alekséj), ultimately from Ancient Greek. Occasionally also shortened from Aleksanteri (Alexander).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑleksi/, [ˈɑ̝le̞ks̠i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑleksi
  • Hyphenation(key): A‧lek‧si

Proper noun

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Aleksi

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek
    • 1988, Heli Hyvönen, Tule silittämään tätä leijonaa, Karas-sana, →ISBN, page 56:
      Tyttökö, epäilin. Ei, poika sen olla pitäisi, varsinainen jysky, ja sen nimeksi tulisi Juho Aleksi. Se olisi oikea pohjalaiskossi, lippalakki ja likaiset kourat.
      A girl, I suspected. No, it would have to be a boy, a sturdy one too, and he would be named Juho Aleksi. He'd be a true Ostrobothnian lad, with a cap and dirty hands.
    • 2001, Sari Vuoristo, Flamingopaikka, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 118:
      Aleksiko sen nimi oli? Tietysti oli, sellaisista Inka piti, ja se taisi kuulua suosituimpiin nimiin sillä hetkellä.
      Aleksi was his name? Of course, Inka liked that name, and it was probably among the most popular names at that time.
    • 2018, Pauliina Rauhala, Synninkantajat, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 302:
      Voin kertoa. Hän on seitsemäs veljes. Nimeksi tulee Aleksi.
      Aleksi, Aliisa hymyili. Se tarkoittaa auttajaa ja puolustajaa. Katso, miten ahnaasti hän syö, elämännälkäinen.
      Matti olisi halunnut jonkun toisella kirjaimella alkavan, mutta minä pidän sinusta muistona A:n.
      I can tell you. He's the seventh brother and will be named Aleksi
      Aleksi, Alissa smiled. It means 'helper', 'defender'. Look how greedily he is eating, hungry for life.
      Matti would've liked a name beginning with some other letter, but I want an A to remind me of you.

Usage notes

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  • The most popular first name of boys born in Finland in 1996 and 1998-2000. Also a common middle name.

Declension

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Inflection of Aleksi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Aleksi Aleksit
genitive Aleksin Aleksien
partitive Aleksia Alekseja
illative Aleksiin Alekseihin
singular plural
nominative Aleksi Aleksit
accusative nom. Aleksi Aleksit
gen. Aleksin
genitive Aleksin Aleksien
partitive Aleksia Alekseja
inessive Aleksissa Alekseissa
elative Aleksista Alekseista
illative Aleksiin Alekseihin
adessive Aleksilla Alekseilla
ablative Aleksilta Alekseilta
allative Aleksille Alekseille
essive Aleksina Alekseina
translative Aleksiksi Alekseiksi
abessive Aleksitta Alekseitta
instructive Aleksein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Aleksi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleksini Aleksini
accusative nom. Aleksini Aleksini
gen. Aleksini
genitive Aleksini Aleksieni
partitive Aleksiani Aleksejani
inessive Aleksissani Alekseissani
elative Aleksistani Alekseistani
illative Aleksiini Alekseihini
adessive Aleksillani Alekseillani
ablative Aleksiltani Alekseiltani
allative Aleksilleni Alekseilleni
essive Aleksinani Alekseinani
translative Aleksikseni Alekseikseni
abessive Aleksittani Alekseittani
instructive
comitative Alekseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleksisi Aleksisi
accusative nom. Aleksisi Aleksisi
gen. Aleksisi
genitive Aleksisi Aleksiesi
partitive Aleksiasi Aleksejasi
inessive Aleksissasi Alekseissasi
elative Aleksistasi Alekseistasi
illative Aleksiisi Alekseihisi
adessive Aleksillasi Alekseillasi
ablative Aleksiltasi Alekseiltasi
allative Aleksillesi Alekseillesi
essive Aleksinasi Alekseinasi
translative Aleksiksesi Alekseiksesi
abessive Aleksittasi Alekseittasi
instructive
comitative Alekseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleksimme Aleksimme
accusative nom. Aleksimme Aleksimme
gen. Aleksimme
genitive Aleksimme Aleksiemme
partitive Aleksiamme Aleksejamme
inessive Aleksissamme Alekseissamme
elative Aleksistamme Alekseistamme
illative Aleksiimme Alekseihimme
adessive Aleksillamme Alekseillamme
ablative Aleksiltamme Alekseiltamme
allative Aleksillemme Alekseillemme
essive Aleksinamme Alekseinamme
translative Aleksiksemme Alekseiksemme
abessive Aleksittamme Alekseittamme
instructive
comitative Alekseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Aleksinne Aleksinne
accusative nom. Aleksinne Aleksinne
gen. Aleksinne
genitive Aleksinne Aleksienne
partitive Aleksianne Aleksejanne
inessive Aleksissanne Alekseissanne
elative Aleksistanne Alekseistanne
illative Aleksiinne Alekseihinne
adessive Aleksillanne Alekseillanne
ablative Aleksiltanne Alekseiltanne
allative Aleksillenne Alekseillenne
essive Aleksinanne Alekseinanne
translative Aleksiksenne Alekseiksenne
abessive Aleksittanne Alekseittanne
instructive
comitative Alekseinenne
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Statistics

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  • Aleksi is the 42nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 15,690 male individuals (and as a middle name to 24,922 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 14 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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