Lexus

Lexus is a modern English coinage that rose to prominence primarily through the Toyota Lexus luxury automobile brand, launched in 1989, whose name was itself likely derived from or inspired by the word luxury or the name Alexis. As a given name it began appearing in the United States in the late 1980s and 1990s, following the brand's cultural impact. It is occasionally treated as a feminine name and sits alongside invented or brand-influenced names of the same era. Related forms include Lexi, Lexie, and Alexis.