Defender of mankind
Alexas is a rare feminine variant of Alexis or Alexander. It is derived from the Greek verb 'alexein', which means to defend or protect, combined with 'aner', meaning man.
Less common today
Alexas isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,579 in 1996.
A friend of Mark Antony mentioned in Plutarch's writings
A character in Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra · Antony and Cleopatra
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
