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Alexa, nn Lexie? Just wondering about certain comments I’ve reveived

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Lucylookingforhelp · 08/08/2018 18:00

After hearing everyone tell me not to use it due to Amazon I’m quite sure Alexa is out of the running but just had some questions spurred by other posters. Have been told Lexie is chavvy (please don’t come at me with how horrible the word is as I’m simply parroting what I’ve been told) and am just confused/wondering how? Is it just me who sees it as a perfectly reasonable nn? Confused

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redmini4 · 08/08/2018 20:12

Would agree with the posters from Scotland and agree that it's not chavvy. If you're not sure about Alexa, Alexandra would be an equally nice choice.

KoolAidPickle · 08/08/2018 20:20

Alexa...as in the talking speakers thing?

GandalfTheGoat · 08/08/2018 20:31

I have an Alexa and originally chose the name for the nickname Lexi. As soon as I had her I went off Lexi as a nickname and she is only ever called Alexa now. May change as she gets older / in school I guess.

The amazon echo Alexa thing drives me nuts - it wasn't about (or certainly not this popular) when we had our Alexa. I love her name but not sure I would choose it now with the amazon Alexa being so popular tbh.

daisypond · 08/08/2018 21:21

I really like Alexa. It's loads nicer than both Violet and Evangeline, neither of which I like at all (dated Victoriana). I'm not wild about Lexie but it's fine as a nickname for Alexa.

Jeanclaudejackety · 08/08/2018 21:55

I'd never say a names chavvy. It's stupid because if you look at a cross section of families which certain types of mumsnet users call chavvy (horrible term really) that I know from school, work, etc you'd see a really quite random bunch of names
Freddie
Harry
Rory
Mia
Lily
Poppy
Sienna
Grace
Theodore
Mollie
Hayden
Kennedy
Josh
Luke

I know solicitors with kids called Jaden and Kallum. Which I don't think meets Mn approval.

Alexa is a lovely name so is Lexi!! I do think though that there's nothing wrong with Lexi as a name on its own, I also like Alexandra as a full name with Lexi as a nickname. But that's just me.

Baubletrouble43 · 08/08/2018 22:06

I think lexie is lovely! Echoing pp I think Alexis is a nicer full name

maddiie · 08/08/2018 22:20

I have two amazon echos an an Amazon dot so I'm another one who only hears it as that now. I was in a shop the other day and a woman walked past calling out "Alexa" and I looked over assuming instantly she was testing out one of those devices, until her child went running over to her.

Queenofthedrivensnow · 08/08/2018 22:44

Chavvy is harsh but it's a very common name. Common as in occurring frequently

FrozenMargarita17 · 08/08/2018 22:48

I like Lexie

a2inthehouse · 08/08/2018 22:52

It's not my cup of tea, but that's ok. If you like it use it! This is why I'm refusing to tell anyone our chosen names because they put doubt in your head.

TheDowagerCuntess · 08/08/2018 23:30

Alexa (or Alexandra) is much nicer than Lexi/e.

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Lucylookingforhelp · 09/08/2018 08:45

@TheDowagerCuntess Lexie would just be a nn for Alexa x

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NordicNobody · 09/08/2018 09:09

I've never known anyone named either but would never have said they were chav names. Though Alexa is pretty well associated with Amazon ATM. Lexie makes me think of the Greys Anatomy character. But I think both are nice names. Alex is one of my favourite boy names, so Alexa is a win for me as well.

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 09/08/2018 09:13

Was totally unaware Lexi or Lexy is sometimes considered a 'chav' name.

Alexa, Alexia, Alexis, Alexandra, I like them all.

twinkledag · 09/08/2018 09:21

Alexa is lovely but Lexie is chavvy, I'm sorry. Maybe use Ali as a nickname?

C0untDucku1a · 09/08/2018 09:23

Why not use alex as the nn. It is classic.

greendale17 · 09/08/2018 09:24

Lexie is chavvy where I live too

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Lucylookingforhelp · 09/08/2018 09:32

@NordicNobody the Greys character is what made me love the nn so much. Her death made me sob Blush

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shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 09/08/2018 09:36

Up until about 5 years ago I would have said that Lexie definitely didn't fall into the 'chavvy' category but more recently it does seem to have become a favourite of the hyphen brigade ('Lexi-Mai' etc) so I would probably steer clear of it now

I'd also avoid Alexa because of the Amazon connection but Alexandra is a timeless classic IMHO

IceBearRocks · 09/08/2018 09:37

I know 2 Lexie's and both from travelling families!!!

virginqueen · 09/08/2018 10:29

My daughter is called Alexandra, but after people started calling her Alex, which I felt was too male, I started calling her Lexie.

Mousefunky · 09/08/2018 10:44

It’s ‘chavvy’ here too and usually hyphenated with Mae/Mai/May or Grace. I wouldn’t use it. It’s a shame because I’ve always quite liked Alexa but I would cringe if that became a NN and yes, I suppose Amazon has ruined it.

ErrolTheDragon · 09/08/2018 16:36

The only Lexi I've ever heard of is the (very nice) character on The Archers.

Amazon has rather spoiled Alexa at the moment....Could be quite a problem in a house with the device. Shame, as it's a nice name. Alexis is fine, I think any association with Dynasty has passed now. Alexandra would give huge range of possibilities for NNs.

ZebraKid71 · 09/08/2018 18:05

It's definitely viewed as quite chavvy in Yorkshire, and quite often hyphenated as pp have said with Mae or grace.

Im not a fan but like alexa, and all the other Alex names in full!

Awrite · 09/08/2018 18:11

I love the name Lexie. I'm reading a book at the moment and there are sisters called Lexie and Izzy. Lovely names but I sometimes mistake one for the other and have to reread a paragraph.

Not 'chavvy' where I am. At all. I'm in Scotland.