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I know a woman who, for family reasons, was to have been named Alexandra. The ln is very short, and the parents found it something of an anticlimax, so they cut down Alexandra to Zahn, wanting to indicate a long AH sound.

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When she went to high school, she brought the house down in the German class when they started learning the names of body parts. Her school nickname became Tooth.

I'd probably stick with the X's as in Xan and Xannie, but it does sound great!

Love it! It's very cool, unexpected, and sounds both a little old-fashioned and elegant to my ear.

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I love Xan as a nick for Alexander and Xandra, Xana and Xannie for Alexandra. I'm just not sure I like the Z spelling, though.

Makes me think of Zannie the Nanny.

Zan and Zannie are cute nicknames for Alexandra. I prefer them to Allie and Alex, which are okay, but Zan and Zannie definitely have more flavor.

I looove Zan / Zannie as a nn! When I was a kid I knew a little girl whose name was Zanna, although I'm not entirely sure what it was short for, or if it was her full name even. I personally like it best as a nn for Susannah / Susanna, but it's my favourite nn for Alexandra too.

I like it because it some thing different. But Lexi and Zandria is always gonna be my personal favorite.