"Alexa" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Alexas [plural]
Etymology: * Alex + -a. A feminine form of Alex. * Short for Alexandra. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Alex|a}} Alex + -a, {{m|en|Alex}} Alex, {{no deprecated lang param usage|Short for <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Alexandra</i></span>.|lang=}} Short for Alexandra., {{short for|en|Alexandra}} Short for Alexandra. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Alexa (plural Alexas)
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    female equivalent of Alex
    Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: Alex Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Alexa-en-name-P9MZCBK6
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    Diminutive of Alexandra
    Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: Alexandra Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Alexa-en-name-xHdcMybX
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    (computing) A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Amazon Inc.
    Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Computing
    Sense id: en-Alexa-en-name-biGyybgx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 45 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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