I definitely agree with
Sam Alexis sounding feminine - to most, the first thing that comes to mind when someone says
Alexis is that it's a girl's name, because it's so widely used on girls. I like
Alexis but I hate the name
Sam and
Samantha.
Though I agree on the above, I somewhat agree with eliminating the middle man. I think if it's a case where her name is
Katherine and you want to call her
Katie, that's different, but
Sam Alexis just doesn't sound right, in my opinion. But then again, maybe they hated the name
Samantha but loved the name
Sam. Never know.