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I like Alexa. It's simpler than Alexandra and a lot less tired than Alexis. More feminine than Alexis, too, of course. I'd call Alexa stylish, common, and trendy (but not in a bad way). There are just so many Alexandras, Alexas, Alexises, and Alexandrias, plus a ton of Alexanders for boys, and far too many girls just named Lexi, and a bunch of boys and girls just named Alex. They all seem to share the same couple nicknames,too, usually Lexi and Ali for girls, Alex for both boys and girls, and Xander/Zander for boys...it's kind of exhausting.

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One of my coworkers has an Alexa who is around 13 or so. She goes by Lexi exclusively, though. I've also heard of several young Alexas in my son's preschool and elementary school, but I don't know any of them well.

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My favorite Alex- name is Alexander. For a girl, I'd pick Alexandra because it's my mom's middle name. Without that association, it might be Alexa. My favorite nicknames are Alex and Sandy. I hate Lexi with such intensity, I won't seriously consider any Alex- name for a daughter of mine. I'd never use it, but I'd die inside a little if she chose it as her own nickname when she was older.

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