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Final 2 names - please help me decide!

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GreenGodess · 19/06/2008 18:19

My husband is useless so please help me pick! Would be useful to hear how popular theese names are in the under 4's as a little out of touch!

Ok now they won't be everyone's cuppa but here they are:

Girl
Nicole aka Coco
Alexandra aka Lexi

Boy
Reuben
Xander

Thanks!

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bikerunski · 22/06/2008 21:49

Alexandra
Reuben, love this name. Old Testament yes, but like GE says no more Jewish than any other OT name. You wouldn't say "Ooooh Adam, how Jewish".

jellybeans · 22/06/2008 19:30

Alexandra & Xander

greenelizabeth · 22/06/2008 18:54

Reuben no more Jewish than Ethan or Ben or Jacob.

Coco or Reuben.

dizzydixies · 22/06/2008 17:39

I have a dd alexandra known as Lexie

on this list we have Cordelia or Charlotte nn coco too and Reuben nn Rudy for a boy

prefer Lexie spelt with final E though as it is scottish for Sparkling with that spelling

SummerC · 22/06/2008 13:25

Alexandra for a girl. I think the shortening of Nicole to Coco is horrible (sorry, but I do).

Not too keen on either of the boys' names, but Xander is the lesser of two evils. ;)

myredcardigan · 20/06/2008 21:50

Doozie, isn't she Mrs Thierry henry.

I like Alexander/ra

Doozie · 20/06/2008 17:34

Alexandra and Alexander are my vote. Go for the full name, gives the little one more options later on. Also the extra syllable might come in handy when telling off! I would strongly advise against Lexi as the nick name. I caught the train home from school with a girl called Lexi and for 6 years she was hounded by grubby boys chanting sexy lexi at her!! She was stunning, (as yours will be!), which is part of the reason she got so much attention.

I like Nicole, only if it is pronounced with a French accent (that old Renault Clio advert has stuck in my head!). Does anyone else remember that? Or just me?

rolledhedgehog · 20/06/2008 17:03

There is both a Nicole and an Alexandra in Ds's class at school but they are 4/5. Prefer Alexandra of the two.

I know a two year old Reuben but no Xanders. I like Reuben very much.

onelittlelion · 20/06/2008 11:50

I like Xander Reuben surname. Think that's lovely. Is that cheating?

LadyThompson · 20/06/2008 11:46

I think Nicole (Coco) as it's rather underused in comparison with Alexandra

I think Xander over Reuben as I think Reuben belongs to a different culture to mine - nothing against Jewish people AT ALL, might I add! Prefer sound of Xander anyway

nappyaddict · 20/06/2008 09:37

know a few reubens but don't know any of the others. do know a lexi but she's alexei not alexandra.

VictorianSqualor · 20/06/2008 09:35

So what are you going for?

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GreenGodess · 20/06/2008 09:23

Thanks all will definately have full names on birth certificates think it is important they have choices.

Would be awful to be Lexi that was a book worm and seriously not sexy!

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hayley2u · 19/06/2008 22:33

alaxanda too boyish but not enough boyish
lexi reminds me of dog
like nicole lkove coco, a child in old nusery was called coco she was adorable.
dont really like them for a boy sorry love

VictorianSqualor · 19/06/2008 22:13

Ah, my thread was how many do you know see here but still not one bad comment about the name.
Plus if you call a child Lexi(E) or Xander, they may hate it, at least with the full name they have many choices, DS2 can be Alex, Lex, Alec, Xander, Sandy...etc

allgonebellyup · 19/06/2008 22:12

i love Lexi for a girl..

my son is Lixy !

fortyplus · 19/06/2008 22:08

That's funny - I like Alexandra but thought it would be a bit dated by now. Obviously not the case!

VictorianSqualor · 19/06/2008 22:01

Alexandra/Alexander are great names, but use the full name, they may not suit Lexi/Xander.
I have just had an Alexander, he is 9weeks old, we planned on calling him either Alex or Xander but he suits Lex.

I love the full name Alexander/ra and had some wonderful remarks on a thread about it, in fact probably one of the only baby names threads with no slagging off!!!

fortyplus · 19/06/2008 21:52

Lexi sounds like a porn star.

The others are ok but not my cup of tea.

Nancy66 · 19/06/2008 21:49

I like Coco - but not Nicole and I like Alexandra but not Lexie.

Xander I don't like at all - sounds like a charactr from a video game. Reuben is great.

twosofar · 19/06/2008 21:40

Prefer Coco although dislike Nicole. I know a Coco short for Charlotte which I think is very sweet.
To me, Lexi sounds like the kind of name a soap star or a Wag would call their child (like Tallulah). Sorry if you are one of the above!

I like both Reuben and Xander but Xander has the edge, although I would always go for Alexander on the birth cert as not keen on an abbreviation for a proper name

Jojay · 19/06/2008 21:02

Love Coco and Xander

Heated · 19/06/2008 20:43

Love Alexandra but not Lexie as Lex Luther/Sexy Lexie just comes to mind. Coco imo is a better nn. I don't think clown but Chanel.

Again love Alexander but not Xander. Re Reuben, s'okay but none of my Jewish friends get the sudden surge of popularity in this name.

devonsmummy · 19/06/2008 20:28

wanted Lexie when pregnant with DS 18mths ago but is now really popular and he was a boy so didn't use it anyway!

Don't like Coco - how about Cece?

Like Xander but getting rather popular not keen on Reuben

chandellina · 19/06/2008 20:12

love Coco. i would definitely use that and it's on my list if i go on to have a girl (expecting boy now) unless my best friend beats me to it.

I'm not a huge fan of the boy names though. maybe you could use Alexander and then have room to play around with the different ways to shorten it.