A nickname for Alexandra

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Hello,

We have a brand new baby Alexandra! We love the full name but can't find a nice nickname - we dislike both Alex and Lexie/ Any creative suggestions are welcome.

Congratulations with your little daughter!!

I also have a baby Alexandra and her nn is Aloushka.

In Russian, other typical diminutives include Sasha /Sashenka, Alia / Alenka / Alechka as well as Shura / Shurochka.

congrats on baby girl!
I agree with Elizaday, evamummy and others - just call her Alexandra for now, nick names will emerge!

just a sample of our sons' nicknames:
DS1 - wishywashy
DS2 - bambam
DS3 - flopsy
DS4 - snowy
DS5 - zizizoo
and DD is currently called stinky-pinky, twirly-girlie or Lovepie - care to guess the real names of all 6 kids?

Agree with amazing, nicknames will emerge and the full name will not be a problem.

My Alexandra (5) prefers her full name to anything else. She has been called A, Alex, Andra, Xandra, Xandy, (and unname related nicknames like Slices and Tweedle 2) but calls herself and introduces herself as Alexandra. She also has no problem writing it, except for her desire to write everything in capital letters and runs out of space, but just continues it below.

Congrats on your little Alexandra!

Xander (pronounced and sometimes spelled Zander). I think that this is Alexander Armstrong's (Pointless fame) family nickname.

My niece Alexandra goes by Allie. I agree that most nicknames just kind of show up and fit at some point.

I know a Xandie :)

Very cute.

Good luck with not getting her called Alex.

I used to know an Alexandra who was called Lally. I believe this had evolved naturally from her difficulties saying her name as a child though- I agree with previous posters that you can't choose a nickname, it just happens! :)

My son had an Alexandra in his class who was always an Alexandra.

But they only grown up one I know is a Sasha

I knew an Alexandra who was known as Alla :).

The Alexandra I know goes by Sandra.

The Alexandra I nannied for called herself ZsaZsa & we all started using it & variations of it.
Her actual nn was muncher or tubs!

I like Lexie and Sasha. Sandra and Ally are cute. Alexa is too 80s and too grown-up for a baby. I read recently that Alexandra began as another name for the Greek goddess Hera. The post is interesting to find out more about your daughter's name: tellingvoice.com/blog/greek-root-thesis/

I am an Ally short for Alexandra.

Congratulations and great name choice

I know siblings called Alexandra and Maximillian and they are never shortened. Can you imagine? I needed to find a one syllable nickname to grunt at DD within hours of her birth

I know a Zaza.

our dd is Alexandra nn Sacha

i too not keen on Lexie

I have a 2 yr oldAlexandra. I'm really glad other people are cottoning on as this name fell out of the top 100 this year & i couldnt understand why. She's an Alex/Allie.

I know an Alexandra who is always known as Dradra. Oh wait.

Contrived diminutives always seem a bit bogus to me I'm afraid,

In my experience nicknames evolve naturally and she may well have different nickname at school and at home.
I know two Alexandras - one goes by Alex, the other by Sandra.

Ours is Lexie but her sister calls her Sassy

Thanks for your ideas! I really like Sasha and Allie

Most Alexandras that I know are known as Alex but one is known as Sandra.