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Alexandra - nicknames?

65 replies

ForRubyFinch · 04/06/2026 08:21

DD3 is on the way and we are thinking Alexandra - what do people think of the nicknames Alex vs Lexie ? Or any others of course ! 🤗❤️😊

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lemoncurdcupcake · 04/06/2026 09:23

Alex
Alix
Lexi
Lex
Sandra/Xandra
Sandy
Allie/Aly
Sasha
Drea
Xan

Or stick with Alexandra, which is beautiful 🤩

InfoSecInTheCity · 04/06/2026 09:19

Ours is Lex, we started with Lexi but she never like the ‘I’ at the end.

Comsicomsa · 04/06/2026 09:18

Hi, I'm an Alexandra. I absolutely hate it when people call me Alex. It's a male name, has none of the grace of Alexandra. Do you have to shorten it? Just use an entirely different name. Noone shortens it around me because I introduce myself with my full name and it has never been an issue.

Silverbirchleaf · 04/06/2026 09:18

Lovely choice, classic but not overused.

You may find a nn comes naturally when she comes - Al, Allie, Alex, Lexie, Ay, or as @elQuintoConyo suggests, something totally different.

stickygotstuck · 04/06/2026 09:16

I know a 17 year old Alexandra who has always gone by her full name.
Now at college her new friends have spontaneously started calling her Alex.

I think nicknames should be that, spontaneous. Alexandra is a beautiful name (biased here 😉). See how things develop as she grows.

elQuintoConyo · 04/06/2026 09:12

Alexandra is beautiful. The diminutives are bland and boring.

A nickname would come about over time, like Squish, Robin, Muppet....

*My family nickname was Eric, and I'm a girl!

Bellybellas · 04/06/2026 08:54

Alex is the most intuitive one.

numberblocks54321 · 04/06/2026 08:29

Alexa, Allie/Ally, Lexi, Alex… I think the name Alexandra is great as so many nickname and spelling potentials so you (and her as she grows up) can see what fits her. Personally I like Alex the best

Ilovemyshed · 04/06/2026 08:27

Alicky

MagnoliaTreeBlossom · 04/06/2026 08:27

Ali/Allie
Sandy
Lexi/Lexie
Alex

ChocoChocoLatte · 04/06/2026 08:25

We have one known as Lex, Lexie or Sassy depending on her mood 😂

Goblinmusic · 04/06/2026 08:24

We have a toddler Alexandria. She just goes by Alex.

Topseyt123 · 04/06/2026 08:24

I like both of those shortenings, with a slight preference for Alex.

Sandy is another possibility that I would consider.

Owlplant · 04/06/2026 08:23

Of your suggestions I would choose Alex.

Owlplant · 04/06/2026 08:22

My friend has a little girl called Alexandra. Her's is shortened to Ali.