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Alexandra
Cherished classic, or old-fashioned and snooty? What is your verdict? Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
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Neither. It's a new classic, similar to Victoria, Nicole, Natalie, Samantha, etc. It's a solid name, with a neat history.
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I love it - cherished classic. One of my top names.
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I think that Alexandra is pretty, although a little long. I like the nickname Allie.
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It’s one of those widely-used classics that has somehow maintained its high-class feel, sort of like Elizabeth. So I’d say it rides the line between your two descriptions, actually. Usually when names get used a lot their shine dulls and they travel downward through the socioeconomic classes until people get tired of them and move on. But for some reason it still feels fresh.I love it and it’s in our top two if we ever have another girl. It helps that it’s a family name for me. I like Sandy, Andy and Andra as nns. Alex is a little tired and Lexi sounds low class to my ear.
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Strangely enough, even though I love Alexander, I dislike Alexandra. It sounds pretentious and annoying to me, plus the Polish form, Aleksandra, is dreadfully common.
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Both, actually! It is rather ambitious; my problem is that it's too long for daily use, so it morphs into nasties like Sandra and Lexi. So, if I were to use it, I'd stick it firmly in the mn position so that its elegance wouldn't be diminished.
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Sorry I've never been a fan
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I like it, it's one of my favourite classic names. I dislike all other forms, especially Alexandria.
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I think it's a nice classic. I do prefer Alexandria myself, but Alexandra is a good, strong name that I don't think feels too dated or pretentious.
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Alexandra is a pretty, kindly soft girl who had a mid-2000s punk phase and is now bisexual, an LGBT+ activist and training to be a nurse. Far from old-fashioned and snooty to me
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