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Lexi?

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Donutgirl · 08/04/2022 16:55

I’m really liking the name Lexi for my baby girl. Is it an unusual name? Because I remember it being very popular several years ago but I haven’t heard of any new baby Lexis in a long time. If I go for this name, it will be just Lexi, no longer name because I really prefer Lexi just on it’s own and not as a nickname for a full name like Alexa, Alexia, Alexis or Alexie. I also really dislike the name Alexandra and I think it’s too dated. Can I name her just Lexi? Also what middle names go with it? I was thinking Rae and DH likes Lexi Mae but I think Mae is overdone as a middle name. Can anyone think of any beautiful unique middle name to go with her first name?

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Roselilly36 · 10/04/2022 16:35

So popular, I think it will date.

SemperIdem · 10/04/2022 16:05

I don’t like it as a given name. Alexandra is a classic name, it’s not a name that dates. Lexi as a stand-alone is though.

StopFeckingFaffing · 09/04/2022 13:47

I don't mind it as a shortening for Alexandra but not keen on it as a stand alone name

I have come across a handful of Lexis in past 15 years or so but don't know any that are pre-school age

If you do use it then I think it sounds nicer with a longer middle name rather than the usual Mae, Rae, Grace etc

Lexi Madeline
Lexi Elizabeth
Lexi Olivia
Lexi Charlotte

planetme · 09/04/2022 13:44

I've got an Alexia

She's 8. We shorten it to Lexi sometimes

I love it, Obvs 😂 but people have said it's "common". I don't care, we aren't posh in any way

KylieCharlene · 09/04/2022 13:38

I di like it although I don't think it will suit anyone over the age of 25.
It does bring with it a bit of a 'good-time girl' reputation imo.

Luredbyapomegranate · 09/04/2022 13:32

No, as full name it has a negative reputation, and anything like Lexi Rae just makes it worse

As a nn it’s fine, but don’t land her with it as a full name. It may not help her in life.

DigitalGhost · 09/04/2022 13:17

My daughter is Lexi, short for Alexa although nobody calls her anything but Lexi.
She is the only Lexi in her school and we don't know any others at all.
She's 4 and she loves her name.

TurningUpMyStereotype · 09/04/2022 12:57

I know a few but they’re in their teens and twenties. None of them are nice or from nice families. Also I’ve heard people say ‘sexy Lexi’ which makes me feel a bit 🤮

ImAvingOops · 09/04/2022 12:49

I like Lexi Rae. It flows nicely.
My sister goes by Lexi, her middle name is Clare. Marie was a nice choice, and Louisa.
Agree that you need to avoid Mae, Rose and Grace. As pretty as they are, they've been overused in recent years as middle names.

veronicagoldberg · 09/04/2022 12:40

Dreadful name. So brash.

RosemaryRosemary · 08/04/2022 22:45

Makes me think of Lexi on Cheer

WeasilyPleased · 08/04/2022 22:39

I'm not keen tbh. It seems a bit dated now.

DramaAlpaca · 08/04/2022 22:24

I don't like it either.

Firebird83 · 08/04/2022 22:23

I don’t like it at all.

SunshiningBoo · 08/04/2022 18:59

I like Lexi and I don't know any. I think it's a nice name.

KirstenBlest · 08/04/2022 18:20

If you like it, use it. You'll probably never meet any of us, and you probably wouldn't be keen on our DC's names

You could go for something like Alexa Rachel or Alexa Aurelia and make Lexi Rae a nn

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Donutgirl · 08/04/2022 18:03

Thank you everyone. I think we’ll stay away from Mae, Rae, Grace, Rose or Marie. But I still like Lexi Rae Grin

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KirstenBlest · 08/04/2022 17:31

You could have Alexis as a BC name

I can't bear Mae either and May is meh as a middle name

GoodSoup · 08/04/2022 17:26

Oh not another Lexi Mae! They’ve all got May or Rae or Rose or Grace after it. Usual filler middle names.

No, I really don’t like Lexi and yes it’s very common.

Duchess379 · 08/04/2022 17:23

I have a family member called Lexi, she's about 12 now. Lovely name 💕

Snoopsnoggysnog · 08/04/2022 17:18

Really don’t like it on its own sorry and I can’t bear Mae, it’s such a nothingy middle name. But I love Alexandra, it’s beautiful and will never date.

Middle names - I think one syllable ones go well with Lexi or Alexandra
Ruth
Faith
Quinn
Belle
Eve

trainnane · 08/04/2022 17:17

I know several Lexie

suckingonchillidogs · 08/04/2022 17:15

Soz, no it's Alexa but I'm sure she calls her Lexi. Which may or may not put you off!

suckingonchillidogs · 08/04/2022 17:13

I think Amanda Holdens daughter is Lexi

GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 08/04/2022 17:12

There are three in the school I work in. (3 form entry junior school). One is definitely Alexandra, the other two I think are just Lexi.

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