- Ace (AYS)--English
- Ace/Atse (ATS-eh)--Macedonian
- Aleš (AH-lesh)--Czech & Slovak
- Lekso (LEK-so)--Serbian
- Sandy (SAN-dee)--English
- Santeri (SAHN-teh-ree)--Finnish
- Sasha (SAH-shah)--Russian
- Sawney (SAW-nee)--Scottish
- Shurik (SHOOR-eek)--Russian
- Skender (SKEN-der)--Albanian
Although it's technically a full name in its own right, the related Alexis and variant forms are sometimes used as a nickname for Alexander and company. While Alexander means "defender of man", Alexis is simply "defender".
- Aleix (ah-LAYSH)--Catalan
- Alejo (ah-LEH-hoh)--Spanish
- Aleksei (ah-lyek-SAY)--Russian
- Alessio (ah-LES-syoh)--Italian
If you saw this post when it first went up, I apologize! I'm not sure how I managed to only publish part of it, but I've added in the missing Alexis segment. :)
So interesting! Our Alexander (due in July) will be Alex. Among our friends though we have a Xander, an Allie (girl - Alexandra), and a Lexi (also girl)!
ReplyDeleteTOO MANY XANDER / ZANDER kids running around in our part of the world (northern Midwest USA). It was really a cool name to have in 1995, but now I find it rather pitiful. Parents are introducing their children with: "and this is ZANDER-with-a-Z" and that kind of nonsense. Poor little 8-year-olds. If you want a unique name, find one. Xander/Zander is just not it anymore. And I used to love the Alexander but that too is ubiquitous: boys called Alex, girls called Alex, boys Alexi, girls called Alexie...ugh. Tiresome. Sorry. Signed, mother of Athanasia ("Tansy"), Percival, and Flynn.
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