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Alexa (name)

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Amazon Alexa

First in use: c. 2014

Alexa / Alexa (name) / Amazon Alexa

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A common name that parents stopped picking.

Which meaning of Alexa is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Alexa (name) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Amazon Alexa arrived in 2014. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · ancient / pre-modern

Alexa (name)

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Duplicate · c. 2014

Amazon Alexa

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