Names That Mean Defending
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Àlex
Catalan short form of Alexander
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Lyosha
Diminutive of Aleksei, Russian
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Lyosha is a common nickname for Aleksei, the Russian form of Alexios.
Lexi
Diminutive of Alexandra, Greek
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Lexi is technically unisex though used much more often for girls in the US, where it ranks among the female Top 100.
Sanya
Diminutive of Aleksandra, Russian from Greek
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An alternative to Sasha, another common Russian nickname for Aleksandra.
Sandro
Diminutive of Alessandro, Italian
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Lengthy, romantic Alessandro gives us the friendly and casual nickname Sandro, which works just as well as an independent name. It’s a popular international name, having ranked in Italy, France,…
Sander
Dutch and Scandinavian, diminutive of Alexander
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Sander would be an unconventional short form of Alexandra, variation of Sandra, or surname-name for girls. It was given to 41 baby boys in the US last year but no girls, but it certainly can be a…
Ysandre
Variation of Sandra, Italian from Greek
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A rare name borne by a character in the young adult book series The Morganville Vampires .
Alja
Slovene diminutive of Aleksandra
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Common as an independent name in Slovenia.
Xan
Diminutive of Alexandra, Greek
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Cool, gender-neutral short form of Alexandra and company.
Ola
Polish diminutive of Aleksandra
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Ale
Diminutive of Alejandra, Spanish
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Although it's rarely given in its own right, Ale is a very common nickname for Latinate variations of Alexandra, including Alejandra and Alessandra.
Alex
Diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis
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One of the most evenly divided unisex names these days; strong and energetic, if overused, for both genders.
Alexa
Greek, English
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Alexa was a steadily popular modern classic until Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa was released in 2013. It remains relatively well used in the US despite this, though its standing keeps dropping for…
Alexane
French variation of Alexandra
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This unusual form of Alexandra might be seen and pronounced as a combination of Alex and Anne.
Sandra
Diminutive of Alessandra, Italian from Greek
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2012's Hurricane Sandy blew away whatever style currency Sandra retained from its 1960s Sandra Dee heyday. While in recent years it's been associated with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor,…
Zandra
Variation of Sandra and Alexandra
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A name that is rarely heard and might be worth considering as a way of zipping up a namesake Sandra. It has long been associated with iconoclastic British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes. Zandra did…
Alexandrine
Variation of Alexandra, Greek
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Alexandra is a name with many international variations, elaborations and short forms, and Alexandrine is one of the more unusual, found mostly in France and Germany. Another, Alexandrina, was the…
Alexia
Diminutive of Alexandria, Greek
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This diminutive, similar to Alex or Alexis, has been yo-yoing in popularity since the turn of the 21st century.
Alexandrina
Greek, variation of Alexandra,
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Alexandrina is the most elaborate and unusual of the Alex- girls's names.The real first name of Queen Victoria, who was given it in honor of her godfather, Alexander I of Russia (her childhood…
Alexina
Variation of Alexandra, Greek
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This spin on the "Alex" prefix was the 88th most popular girl name in Scotland in 1900.