In Chinese, Alexis is written 亚历克西斯 (Yà lì kè xī sī), the standard spelling used in Chinese books, films and news. If you would like a name with meaning, try 雅熙 (Yǎ xī): a Chinese-style name meaning elegant and bright.
Yà lì kè xī sī
Alexis
There is no single official spelling of an English name in Chinese. Here is what each option says, character by character.
Yà lì kè xī sī
The standard Chinese spelling of Alexis.
Best when you want Chinese readers to see Alexis straight away.
Yǎ xī
A Chinese-style name meaning elegant and bright.
Echoes the “A-lex” in Alexis and reads like a real Chinese given name.
Yǎ
A single character meaning elegant, refined.
Clean and minimal; reads well at any size.
Alexis comes from the Greek for “helper” or “defender”. It was a man's name for centuries and is now more often given to girls in English.
In Chinese astrology, the moment you were born forms your birth chart, which the tradition reads for your work, your love life and the years ahead. A Chinese name is traditionally chosen to bring in the elements your chart needs.
Your free reading shows your chart in 30 seconds. The full report ($29) reads 亚历克西斯 (Yà lì kè xī sī) against it and adds three names that keep the sound of Alexis.
亚历克西斯 carries Earth, Fire, Wood and Metal. That is lucky for you if your birth chart needs Earth, Fire, Wood or Metal; if it needs Water, your name is missing it.
Find out which elements your chart needs →Alexis comes from the Greek for “helper” or “defender”. It was a man's name for centuries and is now more often given to girls in English.
Alexis is written 亚历克西斯 and pronounced Yà lì kè xī sī. This is the standard spelling Chinese speakers use for the name. Best when you want Chinese readers to see Alexis straight away.
雅熙 (Yǎ xī) is a Chinese-style name for Alexis: a Chinese-style name meaning elegant and bright. 雅 means “elegant, refined”, 熙 means “bright, prosperous”.
亚历克西斯 is how Chinese speakers will read your name. 雅熙 is shorter and every character carries a meaning, which many people prefer for body art. Write it in a readable style such as Kaishu, and show it to a fluent reader before your appointment.