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Most Alexandras that I know are known as Alex but one is known as Sandra.

Thanks for your ideas! I really like Sasha and Allie

Ours is Lexie but her sister calls her Sassy

In my experience nicknames evolve naturally and she may well have different nickname at school and at home.
I know two Alexandras - one goes by Alex, the other by Sandra.

I know an Alexandra who is always known as Dradra. Oh wait.

Contrived diminutives always seem a bit bogus to me I'm afraid,

I have a 2 yr oldAlexandra. I'm really glad other people are cottoning on as this name fell out of the top 100 this year & i couldnt understand why. She's an Alex/Allie.

our dd is Alexandra nn Sacha

i too not keen on Lexie

I know a Zaza.

I know siblings called Alexandra and Maximillian and they are never shortened. Can you imagine? I needed to find a one syllable nickname to grunt at DD within hours of her birth <lazy>

I am an Ally short for Alexandra.

Congratulations and great name choice

I like Lexie and Sasha. Sandra and Ally are cute. Alexa is too 80s and too grown-up for a baby. I read recently that Alexandra began as another name for the Greek goddess Hera. The post is interesting to find out more about your daughter's name: http://tellingvoice.com/blog/greek-root-thesis/

The Alexandra I nannied for called herself ZsaZsa & we all started using it & variations of it.
Her actual nn was muncher or tubs!

The Alexandra I know goes by Sandra.

I knew an Alexandra who was known as Alla .

My son had an Alexandra in his class who was always an Alexandra.

But they only grown up one I know is a Sasha

I used to know an Alexandra who was called Lally. I believe this had evolved naturally from her difficulties saying her name as a child though- I agree with previous posters that you can't choose a nickname, it just happens!

Good luck with not getting her called Alex.

I know a Xandie

Very cute.

My niece Alexandra goes by Allie. I agree that most nicknames just kind of show up and fit at some point.

Xander (pronounced and sometimes spelled Zander). I think that this is Alexander Armstrong's (Pointless fame) family nickname.

Agree with amazing, nicknames will emerge and the full name will not be a problem.

My Alexandra (5) prefers her full name to anything else. She has been called A, Alex, Andra, Xandra, Xandy, (and unname related nicknames like Slices and Tweedle 2) but calls herself and introduces herself as Alexandra. She also has no problem writing it, except for her desire to write everything in capital letters and runs out of space, but just continues it below.

Congrats on your little Alexandra!

congrats on baby girl!
I agree with Elizaday, evamummy and others - just call her Alexandra for now, nick names will emerge!

just a sample of our sons' nicknames:
DS1 - wishywashy
DS2 - bambam
DS3 - flopsy
DS4 - snowy
DS5 - zizizoo
and DD is currently called stinky-pinky, twirly-girlie or Lovepie - care to guess the real names of all 6 kids?

Congratulations with your little daughter!!

I also have a baby Alexandra and her nn is Aloushka.

In Russian, other typical diminutives include Sasha /Sashenka, Alia / Alenka / Alechka as well as Shura / Shurochka.

nn here is Ola - pronounced Olla (as in Ola Jordan off Strictly Come Dancing)

Good choice OP, mind you I am biased as I have an Olek (Aleksander)

Congratulations on your baby girl.

But I'm a little confused as to why you named her Alexandra if you don't like the names Alex and Lexie... because it is very likely that those might become her nicknames....

Otherwise how about Sandra?