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Zander
What do you think of Zander as a nickname for Alexander? I dislike it spelt Xander, but love Zander. I do feel it needs a full name though, hence Alexander.I really like Alexander Henry, Alexander Lucas and Alexander Scott
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WDYT?
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I like it!My cousin Alexander was called Xander/Zander and sometimes Xand/Zand when he was little - until age 11 when he went to secondary school and wanted a more grown-up nickname, so we call him Alex now.Xander/Zander was just an informal nickname, I think mostly used by family, hence why I don't know if it was Xander or Zander, because we didn't write it down. I remember we made cakes once and put each person's inital on their cake - we didn't know whether to put X or Z down for him, so we put A for Alexander instead.

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My nephew Alexander started off as Zander - his elder brother referred to him for months, with great pride, as "BabybrotherZander", all in one breath. And this continued for a few years, with Alexander for discipline and emphasis, but now he's become Alex by mutual consent. He is an Alexander Duncan, by the way. The ln is very Scottish.
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It works. Actually kind of a nice break from the really common Alex.
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Omg Ben Zander just got fired from NEC. :( :( :(Yeah I like it. I don't know any, which is weird. I know two Zans.
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Love it! I definitely like the Z better than the X spelling. Alexander Henry is great :)
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I like it. I think it works for Alexander. I like Zane as well (which could probably be short for Alexander if you wanted it to be, or just by itself.)Alexander Scott sounds good. It isn't something I would use but it's easy to say and remember.
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