Hey berries, I adore the name [name]Alexander[/name] and I feel the only thing holding me back from using it are the nicknames. I feel like [name]Alex[/name] is cute but dated and so common. I’m not really in to [name]Xander[/name] or [name]Xan[/name]. [name]Lex[/name] seems too feminine to me. My husband dislikes [name]Alec[/name], and [name]Andy[/name] has bad connotations for me. Sooo what other nicknames do you think I could pull off from [name]Alexander[/name]…any and all suggestions welcome! Thanks!
Hmmm now about…
[name]Anders[/name]
[name]Sasha[/name] (though if [name]Lex[/name] too feminine this one probably will be… )
[name]Ace[/name]
Sawney
For very unconventional nicknames there are Skandar and Ders.
Skandar - not sure which nationality this is, but I find it so funky and fun! Plus, the cool connection to Skandar Keynes and The Chronicles of [name]Narnia[/name]. 
[name]Alexei[/name]/[name]Sasha[/name] - I’m just a sucker for Russian nns. I think both of these are fabulous.
[name]Sander[/name]/[name]Sandy[/name] - met the cutest little boy last month named [name]Sandy[/name]! Totally made me appreciate it for the masculine gender.
[name]Zane[/name] - huge stretch, but if you can get [name]Zander[/name] from [name]Alexander[/name], you can get [name]Zane[/name] from [name]Zander[/name].
[name]Alejo[/name] - ah-[name]LAY[/name]-ho. While out of town once I visited a church across the country, and I saw the name [name]Alejo[/name] in the bulletin for that weekend. I thought it was really cool. I figured it stood on its own or was a nn for [name]Alejandro[/name]/[name]Alessandro[/name], but I think it could totally work for [name]Alexander[/name], too.
[name]Anders[/name] - It’s mostly there, just add the “S”. A bit of a stretch, but not too much, imo.
[name]Andre[/name] - again, a bit of a stretch, but I think it could work. Especially if [name]Alexander[/name] is spelled the French way, [name]Alexandre[/name].
That’s all I’ve got!
Good luck!
I’ve heard of someone using [name]Dex[/name].
I know you already vetoed some of these but the list below is what I have on my list as possible nn’s. Some are legit nn’s for forms of [name]Alexander[/name] in different languages. Check out behindthename.com for a more complete list or nn’s and [name]Alexander[/name] alternatives.
[name]Al[/name], Ale (A-le), [name]Alec[/name], [name]Alek[/name], Alekos, [name]Alex[/name], [name]Alexei[/name], [name]Alexios[/name], [name]Alexis[/name], [name]Lex[/name], [name]Sander[/name], [name]Sandor[/name], [name]Sandros[/name], [name]Sasha[/name], Sasho, [name]Shura[/name], [name]Xander[/name], [name]Zane[/name], [name]Zander[/name]
I know someone who used [name]Dex[/name], which I think is pretty cute. I actually think [name]Sasha[/name] is cute as a nn for [name]Alexander[/name], but you might think it’s a bit feminine.