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Hello! I have an almost 5 year old son named Alexander, and we call him Alec for short. I am American, my husband is Scottish, and we live in Scotland - Alexander is a great old scottish name. Im wondering how the nickname "Alec" is viewed both in America and the UK - what images does it conjure up? I toyed with using the nick name Alex, or Xander, but decided Alec was the name for him!

Thanks for any comments -

Zaidagal

Alec is a chub-chub and so is Charlotte

Alec, Cael and Cale are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.

Personal experiences with the name Alec

It's a great name, but expect your child to be called "Alex" a lot.

My son (Alec) is now 12 and actually thought his name was Alex for a couple years and that I was mistaken! My son has never met another Alec and the girls love his name! It does get annoying having to spell his name whenever someone asks what his name is though.... 'Oh, Alex, hi Alex, how are you?" It's Alec, A-L-E-C, like Alec Baldwin, "oh, Alec, ok" Then 10 minutes later that same person is calling him Alex! He just ignores it but it bugs me still! I love the name and he does as well. Considering I was planning to name him "Danger Grant", he is 35thankful for any other name!

As a 35yo named Alec, all of the above are true.
Some women smile, maybe THEY hear... I'll lick, like as in I will lick?

Nicknames for Alec

When they tease him it turns into "Alice" and teachers and adults tend to use the "smart Aleck" thing alot. My son thought they were telling him not to be smart (don't be a smart Alec"), seriously, how would he know what that meant in elementary school..I tried to explain but...well, try that some time with a 5 or 6 year old kid!

Meanings and history of the name Alec

Greek, "protector of men"
Scottish, "defender of mankind"

Famous real-life people named Alec

Alec Baldwin, actor
Sir Alec Guinness, actor

Alec in song, story & screen

Alec, one of the evil Vulturi twins from Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight Saga".
Alec Lightwood, shadowhunters from Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments".
Alec Ramsay, character from "The Black Stallion"
"Alec Forbes of Howglen", novel by George MacDonald
Alec Hardison, hacker character from TV show Leverage
Alec Trevelyan, antagonist of 1995 Bond film Goldeneye
Alec Durbeyfield, character from the novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy
Alec McMahon MacKenzie, character from "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon
Alec the Great, American newspaper comic strip
Alec Gilroy, fictional character in "Coronation Street"
Alec McDowell, fictional character in "Dark Angel"
Alec Hardy, brooding but well-meaning protagonist in BBC's "Broadchurch"