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I don't see a thing wrong with Alexandria...it's beautiful. To me, if you use Alexandra as a nickname you might as well have Alexandra as the official name.

Though I love Alexandra, it's not a nn. Too long, your not saving anyone's breath.
Why not just Alexandra Claire? I personally love it.
Other nn's...(most you must already know)
Alex
Lexi
Lex
Lexa
Al
Ally
Andie
Andria
Ria
Ri (Ree)
Alexa
Alexi
Xandra
Xandy
Xan
Sandra
Sondra
Sandy
Dri (Dree)
Dria
Anne
Annie
Anna
Ana
Alexia
Alexis
Lexis
Lexia

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This message was edited 4/26/2008, 6:53 PM

Alexandra is a bit much in itself maybe. how about 'Andria'?

To me, Alexandra is not a nickname. It's just a variant, and only one letter shorter, so it doesn't really qualify as a nickname.

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(I also prefer Alexandra to Alexandria, but I'm biased *g*)

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I'm sure you've seen all these before, but here's nicknames off the top of my head for Alexandria. Maybe one will catch your fancy:

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Alex
Alexa
Lexa
Lexie
Ali
Andy
Xandra
Sandry
Sandy
Ria (I like this a lot as a nickname)
Andry

Using Alexandra does take out a syllable, but it is still very long itself. Also using another full name as a NN for a similar full name seems odd to me. I would be confused if I met a girl called Alexandra and she later told me that her name was actually Alexandria. Seems to me that if you're going to say the 4 syllables of Alexandra, you might as well throw in the 5th that makes it Alexandria.

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How about:
Alex
Alexa (a little like using Alexandra as a NN, but since it's significantly shorter it doesn't seem as odd)
Lex/Lexie/Lexa
Ali
Zan (Xan?)
Xandria
Andie
Andria
Andrie
Xandie
Xandrie

Hmm, I'm not sure it would work to be honest. I think the reason for choosing a nickname is that the given name is too long or too formal sounding for everyday use. However Alexandra is still a long name in itself. Also it's so similar to Alexandria that I think it would create confusion for other people about which was the "correct" name.

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I personally think if you love the name Alexandria (and have done for a long time) then use that but go for something more obviously nicknamey and less formal as a nickname (if you need to) e.g. Lex, Lexie, Alex, Alexa (I like this as a full name but it can work as a nickname), Ria, Sandie etc.

in Greece we use Lysandra Alexia Aleka and rarely Loxandra as nn for Alexandra & Alexandria

This message was edited 4/26/2008, 4:07 PM