Alexei Salvatore

> "His middle name will be 'Damon', like his uncle and his first name Alexei after who would have been his Aunt Lexi. The two most important people that have been in your life."
> "Not everyone."
>
> - Christine and Stefan

**Alexei "Alex" Damon Salvatore** is the son of Stefan and Christine Salvatore. He is the biological nephew of Damon, whom he shares his middle name with, and Elena Salvatore. He is also the named nephew of Caroline Forbes, Bonnie Bennett, Matt Donovan, and Tyler Lockwood. He is also the cousin of Damon and Elena's daughter Stefanie and their son Grayson.

Alex is a fairy since his mother, Christine, is one and the gene is passed through the family and he is a student at the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted.

Alex is a part of the **Salvatore Family** and is also one of the last remaining biological members of the **Meade Family** on his mother's side.

## Physical Appearance

Alex is a thirteen year old boy who inherited his light brown hair from his father and hazel eyes. He is a relatively small boy who likes to wear graphic tees and jeans.

## Relationships

### Stefan Salvatore

Alex has a great relationship with his father.

### Christine Salvatore

Alex has a great relationship with his mother.

### Stefanie and Grayson Salvatore

Alex seems to have a good relationship with his cousin. Out of his cousins, he seems to have the best relationship with Stefanie and will come to her with anything.

### Josie and Lizzie Saltzman

While not biologically related to them, Alex and the Saltzman twins call each other cousin since their parents are really good friends.

## Name

* **Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, or Aleksey** is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek Aléxios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius.
* **Damon** is a masculine given name derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) meaning "to tame".
	+ Stefan and Christine gave their son this name after Stefan's brother and Alexei's uncle, Damon Salvatore.
* **Salvatore** means Savior and is of Italian origin.

## Trivia

* His name breaks the centuries-old Meade Family name tradition by *not* being named after any characters by famous authors.
	+ Instead he is named after Lexi Branson, his father's best friend, and his Uncle Damon
* Because of his heritage and the school he goes to, it is presumed that he is a fairy
* Alex's astrological sign is Sagittarius

## References

1. ↑ In the current year 2031
2. ↑ Referred to as "Uncle Damon"
3. ↑ Referred to as "Aunt Elena"
4. ↑ Referred to as "Aunt Caroline"
5. ↑ Referred to as "Aunt Bonnie"
6. ↑ Referred to as "Uncle Matt"
7. ↑ Referred to as "Uncle Tyler"
8. ↑ His mother has brown eyes while his father has green, but blue eyes seem to run in his family since his Uncle Damon has blue eyes. This could be why he has hazel eyes instead of either brown or green.
9. ↑ He refers to Alaric Saltzman as "Uncle Alaric"
10. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey#:~:text=Alexey%2C%20Alexei%2C%20Alexie%2C%20or,origin%20as%20the%20Latin%20Alexius
11. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon\_(given\_name)
12. ↑ https://www.babynames.com/name/Salvatore
13. ↑ https://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/zodiac-signs/sagittarius/