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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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Giveitall · 08/04/2022 17:12

Our dog was called Lexi. My friend’s horse is also called Lexi.
Lexi for a child? By association not for me but each to his own.

FayCarew · 08/04/2022 17:06

I don't like it. I think it is a sound that doesn't roll off the tongue very well and it's not great anyway.

Not only that but there are so many L names popular now

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Donutgirl · 08/04/2022 17:02

Also how many little Lexis do you know and where abouts in the country? Where I live in Hertfordshire I haven’t heard it much, not for a while and the ones I’ve met are usually older kids and not babies or toddlers.

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AhhWoof · 08/04/2022 17:02

I think Lexi can be a pretty nn but far prefer Alexandra as a full name. Be prepared for everyone to assume age has a full name.

IMHO both Mae and Rae are massively overdone as mn. Half of baby girls currently have May/Mai/Mae, Rae, Grace or Rose. Very filler.

How about Louisa, Primrose, Charlotte, Betony, Zinnia?