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Well, I like the name Alexa. I think it holds all the substance of Alexandra but is less of a mouthful. I don't consider it to be trendy. Lexi is definitely trendy, but Alexa has the same feeling as Alex for me. Apparently, it is fairly popular, but personally, I've only ever known one Alexa. I knew one Alexandra in high school, an Alexander from kindergarten, and one Alexandria from soccer.

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I think nicknames are avoidable with Alexa. It's short enough. I have a (female) cousin named Alex (just Alex), and her name never gets shortened. That's why her parents named her Alex and not Alexandra; they hate nicknames.

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My favourite Alex name would probably be Alexandre. I also like Alexis (for a boy) and Alexandrine. My favourite nn would definitely be Sacha. Sandra and Sandy are both cute names too though.