Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a

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and

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male

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deriving from the

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''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin

Alexius Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios ( el, Αλέξιος, polytonic , "defender", cf. Alexander), especially common in the later Byzantine Empire. The female form is Alexia ( el, Αλεξία) and its variants such as Alessia ...

. Alexey may also be

romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

as ''Aleksei'', ''Aleksey'', ''Alexej'', ''Aleksej'', etc. It has been commonly westernized as

Alexis Alexis may refer to: People Mononym * Alexis (poet) ( – ), a Greek comic poet * Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC * Alexis (singer) (born 1968), German pop singer * Alexis (comics) (1946–197 ...

. Similar

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

and

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

names are romanized as

Oleksii Oleksii, Oleksiy or OleksiĭALA-LC romanization of Ukrainian. ( uk, Олексі́й, Oleksij ) is a Ukrainian male name of Ancient Greek origin. Some people with the given name Oleksiy * Oleksiy Antonov (born 1986), Ukrainian football forward * ...

(Олексій) and Aliaksiej (Аляксей), respectively. The

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uses the

Old Church Slavonic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic () was the first Slavic languages, Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine Empire, Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with Standard language, standardizing the lan ...

version, Alexiy (Алексiй, or Алексий in modern spelling), for its Saints and hierarchs (most notably, this is the form used for

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Alexius I Alexios I Komnenos ( grc-gre, Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός, 1057 – 15 August 1118; Latinized Alexius I Comnenus) was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118. Although he was not the first emperor of the Komnenian dynasty, it was during ...

and Alexius II). The common

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is Alyosha () or simply Lyosha (). These may be further transformed into Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Lyoshka, Lyoha, Lyoshenka (, respectively), sometimes rendered as Alesha/Aleshenka in English. The form Alyosha may be used as a full first name in

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(Альоша) and

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. In theory, Alexia is the female form. It is, however, almost non-existent in Russian-speaking countries. A popular Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian female name Olesia/ Olesya/ Alesia/ Alesya is one possible form. The

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s based on Alexey are Alexeyevich and Alexeev (male) and Alexeyevna and Alexeeva (female). The following surnames derive from Alexey and its various forms: * Alexeyev/Alekseyev * Alexeyevsky * Alyoshin *

Alyokhin Alyokhin (russian: Алёхин also transliterated as Alekhin or Alekhine or Aljechin) is a Russian-language surname derived form the given name "Alyokha", a diminutive for "Aleksey". Feminine form: Alyokhina/Alekhina (russian: Алёхина.) * ...

( Alekhine, Alekhin) * Lyoshin * Alexeytsev/ Alekseytsev / Alekseitsev * Alexeychuk/ Alekseychuk/ Alekseichuk * Alexeychik/ Alekseychik/ Alekseichik * Alexeyuk/ Alekseyuk * Alexeyenko/

Alekseyenko Alekseyenko, Alekseenko, Alexeenko (russian: Алексеенко) is a Russified form of the Ukrainian surname Oleksienko, Oleksiienko derived from the first name Oleksiy, Oleksii (Oleksiy), (from Greek Alexius; Russian: Aleksey). Similar surname: ...

Alekseenko Alekseyenko, Alekseenko, Alexeenko (russian: Алексеенко) is a Russified form of the Ukrainian surname Oleksiienko derived from the first name Oleksii (Oleksiy), (from Greek Alexius; Russian: Aleksey). Similar surname: Aleksenko. Notable ...

* Alexeychenko/ Alekseychenko/ Alekseichenko * Alexievich Alexeyevka is a common Russian village name.

Persons known by first name Alexey and variants

Alexis of Russia Aleksey Mikhaylovich ( rus, Алексе́й Миха́йлович, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ; – ) was the Tsar of Russia from 1645 until his death in 1676. While finding success in foreign affairs, his reign saw several wars ...

, Tsar of Russia from 1645 to 1676, son of Tsar Michael *

Aleshenka Alyoshenka (russian: Алёшенька, diminutive of the Russian male first name Alexey) or the Kyshtym Dwarf is believed by many to be a prematurely born female baby with many deformities found in the village of Kaolinovy, near Kyshtym, Chely ...

, a rumored alien found in Russia *

Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (russian: Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович; in St. Petersburg – 14 November 1908 in Paris) was the fifth child and the fourth son of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Maria Alex ...

, son of Tsar Alexander II *

Alexey Andreevich Anselm Alexey Andreevich Anselm (russian: Алексей Андреевич Ансельм, 1 July 1934 – 24 August 1998) was a Russian theoretical physicist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, professor, director (1992–1994) of the B ...

, Russian theoretical physicist *

Alexei Cherepanov Alexei Andreyevich Cherepanov (russian: Алексей Андреевич Черепанов; 15 January 1989 – 13 October 2008) was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ...

(1989–2008), Russian hockey player *

Alexei A. Efros Alexei "Alyosha" A. Efros is a Russian-American computer scientist and professor at University of California, Berkeley. He is widely recognized for his contributions to computer vision and his work has been referenced in media outlets including W ...

, American computer scientist *

Alexei L. Efros Alexei Lvovich Efros (russian: Алексей Львович Эфрос) is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in condensed matter physics. He is currently a Distinguished Professor at University of Utah. Biography Efros was born ...

, American physicist *

Alexey Goloborodko Aleksei I. Goloborodko (russian: Алексей Голобородько, pronounced: ''Al-ix-EY Ga-la-ba-RROJ-ka'', born 1994) is a Russian contortionist. In addition to contortion, he has trained in classical and modern dance and Chinese marti ...

, Russian dancing contortionist * Alexey Goncharuk (Oleksiy Honcharuk), former Ukrainian prime minister * Aleksi Inauri (1908–1993), Soviet Georgian commander who headed the Georgian KGB *

Alexei Ivanov (disambiguation) Alexei or Alexey Ivanov may refer to: Sports * Aleksei Ivanov (footballer, born 1981), Russian footballer with FC Saturn Moscow Oblast * Alexei Ivanov (ice hockey, born 1985), Russian ice hockey player drafted by the NHL Chicago Blackhawks *Alexei ...

, several people * Alexey Karamazov, fictional character from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's '' The Brothers Karamazov'' * Alexei Kovalev, Russian professional ice hockey player * Aleksei Yevgenyevich Kravchenko, Russian actor *

Aleksey Kuleshov Aleksey Vladimirovich Kuleshov (russian: Алексей Владимирович Кулешов, born 24 February 1979) is a former Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team. Currently he is a coach at Dynamo M ...

, Russian volleyball player *

Alexei Leonov Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov. (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during th ...

, pioneering Russian cosmonaut, first person to conduct a space walk *

Alexei Makeyev Alexei Makeyev (born 25 November 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Makeyev made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing wi ...

(born 1991), Russian ice hockey player *

Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Алексей Михайлович) (28 December 1875 – 2 March 1895) was the sixth son and youngest child of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and a first cousin of Alexander III of Ru ...

, grandson of Tsar Nicholas I *

Alexei Navalny Alexei Anatolievich Navalny ( rus, links=no, Алексей Анатольевич Навальный, , ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈvalʲnɨj; born 4 June 1976) is a Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, Russian opposition ...

, Russian politician * Alexei Nemov, Russian Olympic gymnast *

Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia Alexei Nikolaevich (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Никола́евич) (12 August .S. 30 July1904 – 17 July 1918) was the last Tsesarevich (heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire). He was the youngest child and only son of ...

, the son of Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) and younger brother of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia * Alexey Pajitnov, inventor of the popular puzzle game Tetris * Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, son of Peter I the Great *

Alexei Ponikarovsky Alexei Ponikarovsky ( ua, Олексій Володимирович Понікаровський; born 9 April 1980) is a Ukrainian-Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto ...

, Ukrainian-Canadian professional ice hockey player * Alexei Ramírez, Cuban baseball player * Alexey Rykov, Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician *

Alexei Savrasov Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov (russian: Алексе́й Кондра́тьевич Савра́сов) (May 24, 1830 – September 26, 1897) was a Russian landscape painting, landscape painter and creator of the ''lyrical landscape'' style ...

, Russian artist * Alexei Sayle, English comedian and author * Alexei Shirov, Latvian-Spanish chess Grandmaster * Alexey Shved, Russian basketball player * Alexey Sorokin (disambiguation), several people *Aleksei Sytsevich, fictional character in the Marvel universe, better known as Rhino *

Alexei Tezikov Alexei Pavlovich Tezikov (russian: Алексей Павлович Тезиков; June 22, 1978 – July 16, 2020) was a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals and Vancouv ...

(1978–2020), Russian ice hockey player * Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater

Persons known by first name Alexey and variants

See also