"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: * Alex + -a. A feminine form of Alex. * Short for Alexandra. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Alex|-a}} Alex + -a, {{short for|en|Alexandra}} Short for Alexandra. Head templates: {{en-prop|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
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  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-RO9kTB2p
  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, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 34 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 14 28 14 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 30 14 14 14 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Alexa-en-name-G1A8salx

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