masc. proper name, from Greek alexis, from alexein "to ward off, keep, protect" (see Alexander). The Latin form was Alexius.
alewife
Alexander
Alexandria
Alexandrine
alexia
Alexis
alfalfa
Alfred
alfresco
alga
algae
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