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  • proper noun A female given name .

Etymologies

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Feminine form of Alexius.

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Examples

  • In one scene, when Alexia is riding in a carriage, the occupant shows off the latest technology – a combustion engine to raise a large sheltering parasol and a mechanical (hand cranked) water boiler.

    2009 November « Items of Interest 2009

  • Alexia is forced to stake him with a sturdy wooden hair pin, and thus becomes ensnared in a mystery.

    REVIEW: Soulless by Gail Carriger 2010

  • You know.. with the name Alexia where the seat would be.

    The World's Most Cheerful Hanging Jen 2008

  • Álex Pardo, from Lugo, and now known as Alexia, is being stopped from seeing her son by her ex wife, who blocked access when she heard that the then Álex was undergoing hormonal treatment, claiming that the child’s father’s sex change could upset his psychological balance.

    Cis people impose draconian restrictions on trans woman’s access rights to her child 2009

  • Alexia is organizing another Tweetup in Dublin before Christmas (and ironically planning it on Jaiku!

    November 2007 2007

  • Alexia is organizing another Tweetup in Dublin before Christmas (and ironically planning it on Jaiku!

    Bits 'n Bytes 2007

  • "Polly, will you come?" called Alexia, dancing about impatiently on the top step, and clutching the bag of sugar with nervous ringers that didn't help matters any.

    Five Little Peppers and their Friends Margaret Sidney 1884

  • "Where are you going, Polly?" called Alexia at last, when it was all over, and the janitor was closing the big outer door, as Polly ran ahead of the girls and down the long steps of The Exeter.

    Five Little Peppers Grown Up Margaret Sidney 1884

  • "Come on, Polly," called Alexia, flying over the stairs.

    Five Little Peppers at School Margaret Sidney 1884

  • Also, some of the jokes were beginning to get a bit repetitive - such as Alexia's half Italian heritage and Ivy's hats.

    Reviews of fantasy and science fiction books Kristen 2009

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