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Alexa en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Etymology

* From Alex + -a. A feminine form of Alex. * A female given name, clipping of Alexandra.

Meanings

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe. 2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
  2. (feminine, form-of) A female given name from Ancient Greek. ▸ Female equivalent of Alex.
    form of Alex
  3. (diminutive, form-of) A female given name from Ancient Greek. ▸ Diminutive of Alexandra.
    form of Alexandra
  4. A female given name from Ancient Greek. ▸ A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Amazon.com, Inc.
    • Create an upbeat mix for your life’s soundtrack. Easier yet, tell Alexa to play songs from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s or whatever musical genre that is your motivational call-to-arms. 2023 November 14, Beth Romero, “Be a Weeble”, in Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life, Berkeley, Calif.: She Writes Press, →ISBN, chapter 1 (The Art of Letting Go, Bouncing Back, and Being):

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