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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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Feminine form of Alex, and a short form of Alexandra, which in turn is from Greek for "defender of humanity."

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Examples

  • As an example of the effect of alexa rankings, I'm going to add today's Alexa rank to the rest of the items listed in this article.

    Matador Network 2010

  • As an example of the effect of alexa rankings, I'm going to add today's Alexa rank to the rest of the items listed in this article.

    Matador Network 2010

  • "WE BRING EYEBALLS to WEBSITES" www. alexa.com 3 month change 2600% + TRAFFIC RANK by amazons Alexa REACH has gone anywhere between 2000% - 4000% increases consistently.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • I have a blog which is new Its Page Rank is 0 ans ALexa is 0 but all of a sudden Alexa is rising now my alexa 9,878,829 one day ago.

    ClickZ News 2010

  • I verified my site 3 days ago to alexa! but Alexa is showing very low page rank!

    Digital Point Forums rickyponting66 2009

  • Sincerely, leah sophia (sophia is the middle name) alexa hope (hope is the middle name) madeline juilie (juilie is the middle name) if i waas to pick the first name i would choose I like Madeline the best, and Alexa the least.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • Which was where he ran across the name Alexa Blake.

    Secret Agent Robyn Freedman Spizman 2005

  • Which was where he ran across the name Alexa Blake.

    Secret Agent Robyn Freedman Spizman 2005

  • I get appx 30k uniques per month and Alexa is below 300k. full-master-resell-rights. com Thanks, Dave

    a consumer’s take on why ebook readers still have a long way to go « 2009

  • Like the princess, Alexa is extremely grounded and extremely human, whereas Gemma is very ethereal, with porcelain skin that can look almost transparent … like you could go through her if you were to touch her face.

    41 High Resolution Photos from Clash of the Titans | /Film 2010

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