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Alexander William

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lisara79 · 01/11/2017 20:32

We have come up with the above and it's the first name we have agreed on... I would have liked it to be Alexander William Steven but it doesn't work with our two syllable surname.... what do you think?

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WordOfTheDay · 22/11/2017 22:49

The reigning monarch of the Netherlands is King Willem-Alexander.

AntiHop · 20/11/2017 01:55

Really like it.

NamasteNiki · 20/11/2017 01:43

Love it!

IggyAce · 18/11/2017 11:40

I loved Alexander for my DS but it ended up his middle name as we couldn't decide on a nn, I wanted Xander and DH Lex. But as it turns out he suits his first name and it all flows really well with our surname.

pilates · 18/11/2017 11:26

Very nice 👍

pipilangstrumpf · 18/11/2017 11:21

Nice name but Alex is VERY popular. I know lots of girls and boys named Alex.

WhatKatyDidNotDo · 17/11/2017 21:42

It's very traditional. I like Alexander.

LillianGish · 17/11/2017 15:33

Absolutely gorgeous name, I know one - and he is.

ICanNeverThinkOfAGoodUsrname · 17/11/2017 15:30

I know someone who is Alexander William (Then surname). It's a lovely name.

Sammysquiz · 17/11/2017 14:57

Lovely strong classic name, with or without the second middle name.

MomToWedThorFriday · 16/11/2017 10:39

Agree with the popularity, my Alexander is one of 3 in his year (1 in each class) and one in the year above (who’s only a few weeks older than mine). Beautiful name though and I adore it, even if I am biased.

Agustarella · 16/11/2017 10:23

Very nice. DD1 has already chosen William Alexander for her future DS!

RaspberryBeret34 · 16/11/2017 10:21

As long as you don't mind reasonably popular. There are 2 Alexanders in my DS's school year (40 ish kids). Xander as nickname would help that.

RaspberryBeret34 · 16/11/2017 10:20

Lovely! (my DS's 2 middle names but he has another first name).

BattleaxeGalactica · 16/11/2017 10:14

Gorgeous.

And yes, I'm biased Wink

PandaCat · 16/11/2017 10:09

Lovely name.

AgnesSkinner · 16/11/2017 08:14

As long as he doesn’t become a Sandy Willy ...

UsernameInvalid66 · 15/11/2017 17:27

Alexander William is lovely. I don't see any problem with the syllables and flow of Alexander William Steven, although I personally prefer the more traditional Stephen spelling.

bakewelltarty · 03/11/2017 20:43

My son's middle names are William Alexander. Love them both.

icantgetnosleep5 · 03/11/2017 20:24

lovely :)

TommyandGina · 03/11/2017 20:19

Lovely names, my first love was an Alexander William Smile

DeadDeadDeadRose · 03/11/2017 20:02

I like William Alexander better, but Alexander William is great too.

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lisara79 · 03/11/2017 18:54

Thanks ladies x

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Chocolatecake12 · 02/11/2017 18:34

I know a baby called Alexander William and he’s beautiful.
As long as Alexander surname sounds ok then using whatever middle names you like should be ok as you rarely use all the names regularly

PandorasXbox · 02/11/2017 09:58

Gorgeous name.

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