Given name
Aleksij
“to ward off; to protect”
Aleksij is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in Dutch.
Original RussianАлексий
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aleksij is a romanization of Алексий. Алексий goes back to Ancient Greek Ἀλεξίας, meaning “to ward off; to protect.”
Explained through its name family
Aleksij’s family of names
In Russian usage, Aleksij is a transliteration of Алексий.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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