Oleksiy
Ukrainian · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Oleksiy
The name 'Oleksiy' means "defender" or "helper of mankind," derived from the Ancient Greek name Alexios (Ἀλέξιος), itself from *alexo* ("to defend" or "to ward off").
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Etymology
The name 'Oleksiy' means "defender" or "helper of mankind," derived from the Ancient Greek name Alexios (Ἀλέξιος), itself from *alexo* ("to defend" or "to ward off"). It is primarily used in Ukrainian and other Eastern Slavic cultures, predominantly within Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and is the Ukrainian form of Alexius, notably borne by several saints and the 17th-century Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia.
Oleksiy currently ranks #13,796 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2014.
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