Old nicknames for Alexander
Common historical nicknames for Alexander include Alec, Aleck, Alex, Sander, Sandy, and Xander. In the records we track, Alexander maps to 7 distinct short forms. Some look nothing like the formal name - Xander and Al among them - so it pays to search every spelling variant.
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Alec was among the most common, but Alexander has 7 recorded short forms - the right one depends on the era, region and family.
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