Alex

[MouldyPeach]

Not short for anything just stand alone 'Alex'.

What comes to mind first, boy or girl name?

Boy, there is a girl in ds class called Alix and I think this spelling is even more masculine so was surprised to discover it belonged to a girl.

This is unhelpful... but both came to mind. I love it for either sex and think it's a cool name.

Boy

Either.

It's one of the very few names as see as totally unisex

Either

I always imagine a very sporty and athletic long dark haired, dark eyed girl. When I hear the name Alex

Either it's a truly unisex name, strong for either gender. I have one so I approve 😏

Boy

And the lion from Madagascar

When I saw the thread as 'Alex' I did think boy.
But reading your post, I think it's a good, strong name for a girl too!

Boys.

Stands line girls name would be Alix.

Standalone!

Thanks everyone, it's my DC's name, we wanted an androgynous name and it was between Alex and Jamie, Pax, Billy, Rae or Taylor. The choice was the right one and I love it am just surprised at assumptions I've encountered when they haven't been wearing their allocated gender colour ;)

I like it for either. My brother is called Alex, and I used to work with a girl who spelled it Alix.

I think of Alex the lion too and get a Chris Rock zebra Aaaaalex in my head all the time

I think of it as both. I know more male Alexes, so that would be my initial assumption ( if I was told someone's name before meeting them in person) but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be a female. I think it's a good strong name for both genders.

My immediate thought is boy.

Love it, for either.

Lovely name. I've worked recently with a male Alex and a female Alex and it's a good strong name. I would probably call a girl Alexandra and a boy Alexander but there's no need to do that. Preferable to Xander, which only seems to get used for boys and does conjure up the strawberry cords.

Girl every time for me. But then I'm biased!

Biased too! Girl here too :)

Girl (I know 2)

Boy - but it's a fabulous name for either gender.

I initially thought girl. I know a girl Alex, just Alex. Actually really like it for a girl, thinking about it. I don't really have an opinion on it for a boy.

Initial assumption boy but great girl's name too.

For those mentioning the name Alix, that's a French girl's name, pronounced "Al-eex".

My husband in Alexander and goes by Alex so I'd think it was for a boy. We do know a female Alex and she is Alexandra. It could be either. I love it.