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Lexi

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GemLooper · 03/09/2021 15:29

Would you consider this a name by itself or do you only see it as a nickname for girls names starting with "Alex"?

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Squeakerfoot · 06/09/2021 23:40

It's very sweet as a diminutive (I don't agree at all with the sleezy comment), but I'd definitely give a more formal name as an option for her to grow into if she wants. Alexandra, Alexis and Alexia are all nice.

BroccoliFloret · 06/09/2021 15:17

Sexi Lexi?

Please don't.

AntiHop · 06/09/2021 15:16

I'd assume it was short for Alexandra.

zingally · 06/09/2021 15:13

For me, Lexi is one of those names that's cute until the age of about 8.

But then I can't imagine, "hello, I'm Lexi, I'll be performing your surgery today."

IamMaz · 06/09/2021 09:15

@MorriseysGladioli
I'm so pleased I'm not the only one!!!

GreenClock · 06/09/2021 08:42

I think it sounds a bit sleazy. Like a stage name in a strip club.

Kokeshi123 · 06/09/2021 03:47

"Sexy Lexi."
As others have said, it's not a very classy sounding name.
Call her something you like that shortens to Lexi and let choose Lexi later on if she likes it.

mumtrio3 · 05/09/2021 21:57

I know it’s a marmite name. Not everyone likes it, but we’ve used it as a stand-alone name. Wanted a short, unfussy name. Lots of Lyla’s, Lara's, Laura’s etc at the moment. Not as many Lexi’s.

Didn’t like Alexandra. Alexis and Alexia didn’t work with our surname. Alexa could have worked but Amazon stole it, so she’d of had a lifetime of “Hey Alexa…”

WaitinginVain · 04/09/2021 22:07

I'm not keen personally but it's perfectly acceptable as a name in its own right and if I met one it wouldn't occur to me that it was short for anything. I would actually prefer Lexi to any of the names it could be a nickname for.

JamieFrasersBigSwingingKilt · 04/09/2021 21:49

@Chachachawoo

I find lexi grim. It sounds sleazy to me. Wouldn't use it in any form
This. It's really not great I'm afraid OP.
Tulips15 · 04/09/2021 20:28

I know a few called "Lexi" all under age 10.
No nickname, just Lexi.

I'm not keen on it

TheRabbitStoleMyHat · 04/09/2021 20:12

I really dislike Lexi, it’s very popular, no idea why as it feels quite tacky. Usually hyphenated with May and screamed across the playground.

Chachachawoo · 04/09/2021 19:53

I find lexi grim. It sounds sleazy to me. Wouldn't use it in any form

PlainJane1000 · 04/09/2021 08:08

Steven Gerrard has a daughter called Lexie. I guess she is a teenager now. There is also a child Lexi on Eastenders, which I assume is her full name so I don't think it would be completely unexpected as a standalone name but I think a longer name gives the child options as they get older.

DramaAlpaca · 03/09/2021 23:15

It's better as a diminutive but it's not great. It's a bit, um, downmarket. Sorry.

Givemethatknife · 03/09/2021 22:50

Only as a nn, please…

JovialNickname · 03/09/2021 17:40

She'll be called Sexy Lexi constantly, with no option to change to a full name. Might not be what you want for a child!

ThreeFlowers · 03/09/2021 17:39

I liken the name Lexi to Hayden, Brodie, etc - personally I wouldn’t go for a name like that, just not my thing

JovialNickname · 03/09/2021 17:37

It does sound a bit stripper-ish, sorry

SionnachRua · 03/09/2021 17:33

Bit tacky as a standalone name.

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romdowa · 03/09/2021 17:26

There's a girl in my estate called lexi , it's her full name and I don't think anyone has ever presumed it was a nickname. I quite like it

HeronLanyon · 03/09/2021 17:23

I would assume it was a nickname. Agree with some of the above comments about it just not being a great name but of course for some it is a perfect name and no doubt there are loved ones called just that amongst us !

50ShadesOfCatholic · 03/09/2021 17:19

It's lovely and works as a name in its own right.

MorriseysGladioli · 03/09/2021 17:12

I think it's lovely, and I don't understand all the nickname stuff that goes on these days.
Years ago, a nickname was something that just happened amongst friends and family, not a planned out thing.

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