I want to love Alexander, but...

emaddock

it is so popular. I am an elem teacher and so many of my students have this name. It is a good solid name, sounds good with our last name, and fits with our sibset but it is everywhere and I feel getting a bit boring. And to top it off my BFF has named her most recent Alex.

Thoughts? I don't know if I want to be talked into it or out of it at this point...

wassuphoes

How about Alistair/Alasdair? Scottish form of Alexander.

emaddock

I like Alistair a lot but my husband vetoed

magsugar13

 i always prefer classic and  solid over trendy.

to me classic is never boring always stands the test of time. it is a great name.

nurse714

I like Alexander a lot, but if my best friend had an Alex, I wouldn't use it.

wassuphoes

emaddock said:

I like Alistair a lot but my husband vetoed

Well. Boo.

I do still like Alexander. hmm.

Anders

Abner

Abram

Adriel

Alban

Albert

Aldric

Alfred

Aleksei

Alfonso

Allan

Aloisious

Alonzo

Alton

Ambrose

Amir

Amos

Andreas

Anthony

Apollo

Armand

Arnold

Ari

Arthur

Atlas

Atticus

Aubin

Aubrey

Audric

Augustine

4N6s

Xander? Allan. Anders. Andrew. Aaron.

peppers1227

I struggle with this too! We love the name Alexander but worry about popularity :-/

masterofallcheese

peppers1227 said:

I struggle with this too! We love the name Alexander but worry about popularity :-/

Same thing over here!

Brittanyg713

I am in the same position (except we are naming our son Benjamin). I was worried about popularity, but it is a name I love so we are sticking with it. I say go with it.

LNic5

What about Alec

MamaWren919

I think it's a little boring. Especially wouldn't use it if a friend just did. I like Alec, classic but not everywhere.

expressobean13

I like PPs suggestion of Anders.