Anybody got a daughter called Alexa

[Chriss82]

I know I asked this before Christmas but we are getting more pressure about this. Our daughter is called Alexa before the amazon thing came our and we were thinking about changing her name for obvious reasons but we stayed firm with it as it is. However we have come under pressure from other parents and friends to consider changing it, which if we had to it would be Alexandra as its close to what it is now. We have even been called cruel for not doing it! We have had one parent apologise for the way her son might speak to our daughter as he is very rude to Alexa at home....Has this world gone mad?? Our daughter will be 3 in a few weeks and this is causing us so much worry at home as the next years are crucial to her finding her identity.

Has anyone with a daughter called Alexa really finding it so much of an issue? So sorry to ask again but if we have to act it will have to be soon, thanks again.

It is really not fair to change a 3 year olds name, especially not because of a random technical device!

I really wouldn't change her name because of this if I were you. Let's say you changed her name to Alexis. It's 2025 and she's 9. Alexa has undergone a complete overhaul, and the newer, more intelligent version is now called Alexis. Are you going to change her name again then?

Own the name you chose. If you like it and the name's not something blatantly humiliating like Chlamydia, it'll be fine.

Thank you for your replies, we really don't want to have to change our daughters name but we were getting concerned when people (we trust) were suggesting we considered it. Hence us asking on here to see if anyone with daughters called Alexa were actually finding it was an issue.

I have a daughter who is 3 called Alexa, like you loved her name and thought nothing more than that until Amazon!!

We find it very annoying and my partner in particular finds it irritating when the advert is on however ..

It has only been fools who have mentioned anything and as for people putting pressure on you to change it and it being cruel to keep her name as Alexa, that’s ridiculous!

At least they’re unlikely to meet numerous other Alexas, which in my opinion is quite nice.

Ultimately do what you feel is the right thing for your daughter, not anyone else, not even you!

Our little one has a very strong sense of who she is and she is very much an Alexa and proud!

Zombie thread....

I know a couple, my age, who have a daughter called Alexa. She must be about 38 now. Quite a nice name. I also like Allegra.

I know an Alexa that has recently started school and is having a very hard time from the other kids sadly

I know this is a very old thread but I was googling looking for others that had been bullied for being called Alexa and this came up. My daughter is almost 13 and having an awful time. Constantly told to "turn the lights on" or "play rock and roll". She comes home crying some days the kids in school are relentless. I'm furious and so so sad about it. It is a lovely name.

A good friend has a 14-year-old named Alexa. She says she hates that it has become a name everyone yells at but she still loves the name and her dd doesn't want it to be changed. They have said they will not be getting one themselves though.

Keep the name it's gorgeous and likely also why Amazon picked it. It was on our shortlist for DD 1 (Alexa and Alexia) but she didn't look like either

@Hazmatk thats horrid to see (and I got to look at dates closer)

Have you spoken to the school about this as it is outright bullying?

I still think it is a beautiful name you picked well

Alexa is a beautiful name and so much a part of her at that age. It snowed here the other day and my little boy thought he was so magical for wishing it. He would be all over the idea that his special name can control your holiday home!