Alexey (Aleksey) (Russian: Алексе́й) is a male first name of Eastern-European and East Slavic descent, and is pronounced [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej]. It is sometimes romanized as "Alexei", "Aleksei", "Aleksey", "Alexej", "Aleksej", etc.
It has been commonly westernized as Alexis (Alexius itself is different name altogether and its Russian form is more along the lines of "Alexiy").
Common hypocoristics are Alyosha, Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Lyosha, Lyoshka, Lyoha, L...
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Alexey (Aleksey) (Russian: Алексе́й) is a male first name of Eastern-European and East Slavic descent, and is pronounced [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej]. It is sometimes romanized as "Alexei", "Aleksei", "Aleksey", "Alexej", "Aleksej", etc.
It has been commonly westernized as Alexis (Alexius itself is different name altogether and its Russian form is more along the lines of "Alexiy").
Common hypocoristics are Alyosha, Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Lyosha, Lyoshka, Lyoha, Lyoshenka (Алёша, Алёшка, Алёшенька, Лёша, Лёшка, Лёха, Лёшенька), sometimes rendered as Alesha/Aleshenka in English.
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