"Alexa" meaning in English

See Alexa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Alexa.wav Forms: Alexas [plural]
Etymology: * From Alex + -a. A feminine form of Alex. * A female given name, clipping of Alexandra. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Alex|-a}} Alex + -a, {{given name|en|female|clipof=Alexandra}} A female given name, clipping of Alexandra Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Alexa (plural Alexas)
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    Sense id: en-Alexa-en-name-G1A8salx Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    Female equivalent of Alex.
    Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: Alex
    Sense id: en-Alexa-en-name-X3T6SOxL Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    Diminutive of Alexandra.
    Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: Alexandra
    Sense id: en-Alexa-en-name-sclddZY- Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  4. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    (computing) A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Amazon.com, Inc.
    Coordinate_terms: Siri
    Sense id: en-Alexa-en-name-uOsWQVHB Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 16 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 14 14 28 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 13 33 14 14 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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