Given name & surname
Oleksa
Oleksa is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Ingrian.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Ingrian usage, Oleksa developed from Ἀλέξιος.
Oleksa’s family of names
In Ingrian usage, Oleksa developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀλέξιος. In Ingrian usage, Oleksa has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexius. In Ukrainian usage, Oleksa is a transliteration of Олекса.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 23
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Oleksa
- Oleksa DovbushUkrainian outlaw1700–1745
- Oleksa NovakivskyiUkrainian painter (1872-1935)
- Oleksa StorozhenkoUkrainian writer (1805–1874)
- Oleksa VlyzkoUkrainian poet and writer (1908-1934)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Oleksa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Aleška
Aleška is a masculine given name from Old Ruthenian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Lithuanian.
50% boys · 50% girls
Odyseja
Odyseja is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Polish.
—
Odisseu
“angry”
—
Otranto
Otranto is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Italian.
—
Mòdica
Mòdica is a surname, probably from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Sicilian.
—
Hourula
Hourula is a surname from Ancient Greek. It is used in Finnish.
—
Alicante
“white, bright”
—
Iulus
Iulus is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
—