Aleksa (given name)

Aleksa (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса) is a Serbian masculine given name derived from Greek Alexios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", usually a diminutive of Aleksandar ("Alexander").

It may refer to:

• Aleksa Simić (1800–1872), Serbian politician and member of the Ustavobranioci
• Aleksa Dundić (1890s-1920), Yugoslav communist and October Revolutionary
• Aleksa Šantić (1868–1924), Serbian poet
• Aleksa Nenadović (1749–1804), Serbian ober knyaz
• Aleksa Brđović (born 1993), Serbian volleyball player
• Aleksa Šaponjić (born 1992), Serbian water polo player
• Aleksa Gajić (born 1974), Serbian comics artist and film director
• Aleksa Matić (footballer, born 1996) (born 1996), Serbian footballer
• Aleksa Radovanović (1900–2004), the last of Salonika front veteran alive and president of veteran association
• Aleksa Buha (born 1939), Serbian philosopher and academic
• Aleksa or Alex Bogdanovic, (born 1984), Serbian-British tennis player
• Aleksa Milojević (born 2000), Serbian footballer
• Aleksa Rasheva (born 2010), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast