Alex for a girl's name?

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Alex for a girl's name?
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Fri, 09-02-2005 - 2:58pm
My husband and I are debating over the name Alex for a girl. We already have one daughter named Jaime. We both love the name Alex, but I'm concerned of my confidence in having "Alex" be too much of a boy's name. We both like unisex names. I would want to name her Alexandra or Alexa for more options later. Any thoughts?
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Fri, 09-02-2005 - 3:22pm

i'd vote for alexandra, nicknamed alex. just the short alex is too boy-ish for me.

other unisex names:

Avery
Reece
Erin
Hayden


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Registered: 06-16-2004
Fri, 09-02-2005 - 5:02pm

Maybe this will help....
My oldest daughter is Alexandra Marie.
She is 7 yrs. old and loves her name.
Most of the time her favorite nn is Alex or Allie by her little sister.

The biggest issues that I've had with the name Alexandra :
1. People sometimes will write Alexander on a school form b/c they didn't double check the correct spelling. This really bugs me because I'm very careful about writing "..dra " and female for gender.
2. Call me Alex - not Alexandre, Alexander, Alexa, Alexia, Sandra
3. It is a long name, but she writes Alex Phillips or Alexandra Phillips depending on her mood.

I think you should give your daughter the option of the long name with the nn Alex.

Possible names:
Alexandra nn Alex, Allie
Alexa nn Alex , Lexi( this is the more common nn for Alexa), Lex
Alexia
Alexandria
Alexena
Alexea
Alexinae

Possible nn for Alexandra:
Alex Alexa Alexi Alexia Alexie Alexina Ali Alie Alix Lexa Lexi Lexie Lexy Sanda Sandee Sandi Sandie Sandra Sandy Sasha Xandra

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Donna
mom to Alexandra Marie, Samantha Rose & Gabriella Noelle

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Fri, 09-02-2005 - 7:54pm
If you name her Alexa or Alexandra and nn Alex, I think it would be fine. I too, think boyish nn are cute on little girls, but giving her a more feminine full name would allow her the option of using it professionally or once she gets older.
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Fri, 09-02-2005 - 7:57pm
Hi there. Jamie is a sweet name for a girl, & I think that Alex would be perfect as a sister to her. Alexandra nn Alex gets my vote for sure. Perfect!
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Fri, 09-02-2005 - 7:59pm

My honorary neice's name is Alexandra Isabella, nickname Alex. While I've heard a lot girls nicknamed Alex (i worked at a girlscout camp), it isnt my thing. I think the name Alexandra is beautiful though and will be a name they can use nicknames with, but will also grow. It also seems to be one of those names so many nicknames can be made out of. lol as random as this is, my sister had a friend who was named Alexandra, nickname-Zand! It is a beautiful name tho, and I love the name Jaime too.

Lizzie

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Registered: 06-14-2003
Sat, 09-03-2005 - 8:04am
I would highly suggest giving her the name Alexandra & then calling her Alex as a nn if you chose. I really would not simply name her Alex. And I'm not crazy about Alexa.
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Sat, 09-03-2005 - 9:08am

My husband and I are debating over the same thing right now! I actually liked the name Alyx because I thought the spelling was more feminine, even though it is pronounced the same.

But because we fear that she will grow up and not like being stuck with a boy's name, we have agreed that Alexis would be more appropriate and then we can call her Alex. And if she doesn't like that, she can use Ali or Lexy (though I don't really like that one) or the full Alexis.

We thought about Alexandra, which is a beautiful name, but it is long and we are partial to the shorter names for a number of reasons - easier to spell, easier to say, not as long to write...

All that said, we still haven't settled on Alexis. My husband is leaning toward our other option - Paige. I'm being indecisive!

Good luck!

Staci

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Sat, 09-03-2005 - 3:41pm
Hi. I live in Pennsylvania. A growing common name around here now is the girl name
Allie. Her brother's name is Alex. Now I also have seen Alix for a girl. Maybe this helps.
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Thu, 09-08-2005 - 1:10pm
I think Alex is a wonderful name for a girl. my 10 year old niece in law's name is Alex and she is the most spunky entertaining little girl i have met. She is always so conscientious of how well her clothes match and how her hair looks. I don't think there is any problem with that name, and I'm sure your little girl will make it her own.