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Help[Opinions] Re: Alexis
in reply to a message by Perrine
I expect a girl, and like it less on a boy.
It wouldn't be odd on a baby born today, but it would be late to the party - like naming a girl Tiffany in 2002.
Not really like naming a girl Jennifer in 2002, because Jennifer was so much more popular for so much longer. There are lots more Jennifers than Tiffanys out there.
I'd pick Alexandra.
Second, Alexandria. I don't like it, but it still sounds pretty cool when an Alexandria introduces herself.
Third, Alexis. Not because I like it more than Alexa. I like Alexa more. But if the voice assistant name catches on, Alexa is going to drop off the chart like a lump of lead. Or it should.
I think it's ex-trendy and has the tough but not tacky, gender-neutral-ish vibe of names like Brooke and Ashley and Sydney - they have (had) a "professional" sheen, like the parent was picturing the daughter growing up to be a conventional success. Yuppie. Now that they've seen some popularity on real girls, their image is more just regular name - maybe not mediocre, but not as shiny as they were when they were trendy. Harper & Piper will go the same way IMO. It doesn't ruin the names - Alexis is still as usable as Brooke and Ashley, and I think it will be for a bit longer. But eventually it will become, I think, more like Megan than like Tiffany.
- mirfak
It wouldn't be odd on a baby born today, but it would be late to the party - like naming a girl Tiffany in 2002.
Not really like naming a girl Jennifer in 2002, because Jennifer was so much more popular for so much longer. There are lots more Jennifers than Tiffanys out there.
I'd pick Alexandra.
Second, Alexandria. I don't like it, but it still sounds pretty cool when an Alexandria introduces herself.
Third, Alexis. Not because I like it more than Alexa. I like Alexa more. But if the voice assistant name catches on, Alexa is going to drop off the chart like a lump of lead. Or it should.
I think it's ex-trendy and has the tough but not tacky, gender-neutral-ish vibe of names like Brooke and Ashley and Sydney - they have (had) a "professional" sheen, like the parent was picturing the daughter growing up to be a conventional success. Yuppie. Now that they've seen some popularity on real girls, their image is more just regular name - maybe not mediocre, but not as shiny as they were when they were trendy. Harper & Piper will go the same way IMO. It doesn't ruin the names - Alexis is still as usable as Brooke and Ashley, and I think it will be for a bit longer. But eventually it will become, I think, more like Megan than like Tiffany.
- mirfak
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