Aleksije
- Meaning:
- Defender
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Aleksije
From the Greek alexein, to defend; the same root as Aleksandar. St Alexius is venerated in both East and West.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- July 17
Popularity with newborns
Aleksije has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
15 people in Croatia are called Aleksije, according to the 2021 census. That is #2767 among all the names in Imenko.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.