Alexia (given name)

{{Infobox given name

| name = Alexia

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| nickname =

{{Plainlist|

• Lex
• Lexi

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| meaning = Man's Defender

| language = Greek

| gender = Female

| region = Greece

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| seealso =

{{Plainlist|

• Alex
• Alexander
• Alexandra
• Lexi

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Alexia is a female form of the Greek male given name Alexis that in turn is a variant form of the Latin name Alexius.

The name Alexis became popular in the United States in the 20th century, when actress Alexis Smith began appearing in films; however, Alexia is still used as well.{{cite book

| last1 = Hanks

| first1 = Patrick

| authorlink = Patrick Hanks

| last2 = Hardcastle

| first2 = Kate

| last3 = Hodges

| first3 = Flavia

| title = A Dictionary of First Names

| publisher = Oxford University Press

| series = Oxford paperback reference

| year = 2006

| isbn = 978-0-19-861060-1

| oclc = 67869278

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC&pg=PT52

| page = 52

| access-date = 5 May 2019

}} Notable people with the name include:

• Alexia (Italian singer) (born 1967)
• Alexia Apostolakis (born 2006), Australian soccer player
• Alexia Bryn (1889–1983), Norwegian pair skater
• Alexia Coley, English singer-songwriter
• Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (born 1970), French tennis player
• Alexia Djilali, French volleyballer
• Alexia González-Barros González (1971–1985), child declared Venerable by Pope Francis
• Alexia Hilbertidou, New Zealand social entrepreneur
• Alexia Kelley, director of the Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
• Alexia Khadime (born 1983), British singer and actress
• Alexia Kourtelesi, Greek judoka
• Alexia Kyriazi, Greek rhythmic gymnast
• Alexia Massalin, American computer scientist and programmer
• Alexia Mupende (1984–2019), Rwandese model, actress and fitness expert
• Alexia Portal, French actress
• Alexia Putellas, midfielder for FC Barcelona Femení and Spain women's national football team
• Alexia Rotsidou (born 1966), Cypriot volleyball coach, former international athlete, and politician
• Alexia Arisarah Schenkel (born 1996), Thai alpine skier
• Alexia Smirli, Greek shooter
• Alexia Walker (born 1982), English cricketer
• Aléxia Zuberer (born 1972), Swiss-French ski mountaineer, ski instructor, and mountain guide
• Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (born 2005)
• Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (born 1965)
• Alexia Murtaugh, a fictional character in the webcomic Schlock Mercenary
• Alexia Bohwim, Norwegian author