Can Lex be a boy's name or a girl's name?

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Some names have a very strong, cultural connotation. For instance, we generally associate the name Barbie with someone superficial and materialistic. Or, a Bubba might be really stupid. Does Lex carry such an obvious connotation?

(Keywords: *obvious connotation*, folks! Not like "I knew a girl once named Lex who was a real slut. I'm looking for obvious, cultural connotations, not personal feelings.)

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P.S. No offense to those people named Barbie or Bubba. Come to think of it, I knew a really nice lady once named Barbie!

Answer 1

nice but lukki is more better for a girl

Answer 2

The only obvious connotation this name has is of course the Superman relation.. but then in the real world, is that this is assumed to be a girls' name. I would not use it on a boy. Lex is very nicknamish in itself, and people automatically think it's a nickname for Alexis or Alexa. Especially since there aren't many men/boys who go by Lex or have a name that can be shortened to Lex. One other thing to consider is that the name Alexis has been a very popular name in the past decade for new babies. I believe it's in the top 20. These girls will be likely nicknamed Lex and Lexi. So, if you really love Lex for a boy, I would strongly suggest using Alex. Then you can still call him Lex, but he will also have a definitive masculine name .

Answer 3

Yes, it can be either. You could name a girl Alexis and a boy Alexander and Lex could be a nickname, but just Lex would be a great name too. I don't think there is an obvious connotation for the name. The only person I ever think of is Lex Luther from Superman.

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Can Lex be a boy's name or a girl's name?
And...

Some names have a very strong, cultural connotation. For instance, we generally associate the name Barbie with someone superficial and materialistic. Or, a Bubba might be really stupid. Does Lex carry such an obvious connotation?

(Keywords: *obvious connotation*, folks! Not like...

Answer 5

Lex can be a boy's name or a girl's name (short for Lexie or Alexis). I don't recall any obvious connotations related to the name. The only thing I think of is Lex Luther from Superman. *shrug* Hope that helped!

Answer 6

Lex can be either masculine or feminine. I don't think it has any connotations one way or the other. I like it better as a nick name for a longer name. It gives your child more options.

I have a friend who has at various times in her life been Kathy, Katie, Kate, and now Katherine. It's nice if your name can 'grow' along with you.

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Lex - I automatically associate the name with the Superman movie and Lex Luther the evil villain.

Also, Lex rhymes with sex. Sorry, it's crude I know, but also obvious.

I would not associate Lex with being a girls name, but maybe Lexi, being short for Alexandra.

Answer 9

I say go for it. I can not really think of any negative connotations that go with Lex. I actually like the name a lot. It is creative, but also reminds me a bit of Alexander or Alexandra.

The name is sophisticated and can be used as a boy and a girl name

Answer 10

Lex for a boy like Lex Luther, sounds good to me my son's name is Kal-el after superman. As for a girl I like Lexi better you know short for Alexis. In our society today Lex as a name fits perfectly whether for a boy or girl.

Answer 11

I actually never heard of a boy named Lex and personally I do not like it and I don't think he would either