Alexa
English
Etymology
- Alex + -a. A feminine form of Alex.
- A female given name, clipping of Alexandra.
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Alexa (plural Alexas)
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.
- Female equivalent of Alex.
- Diminutive of Alexandra.
- (computing) A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Amazon.com, Inc.
- Coordinate term: Siri
- 2023 November 14, Beth Romero, “Be a Weeble”, in Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life, Berkeley, Calif.: She Writes Press, →ISBN, chapter 1 (The Art of Letting Go, Bouncing Back, and Being):
- Create an upbeat mix for your life’s soundtrack. Easier yet, tell Alexa to play songs from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s or whatever musical genre that is your motivational call-to-arms.
Further reading
- Amazon Alexa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
- Alex + -a. A feminine form of Alex.
- a female given name, clipping of Alexandra
- Derived from English Alexa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.lɛk.sa/
Proper noun
Alexa f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Alexa f
- a female given name
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈleksa/ [ʔɐˈlɛk.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -eksa
- Syllabification: A‧le‧xa
Proper noun
Alexa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜐ)
- a female given name from English