Nicknames:
Lex, Al.
Famous people named Alex:
Perennially-handsome TV host Alex Trebek; musician Alex Gaskarth; baseball player Alex Rodriguez; actors Alex O’Loughlin and Alex Pettyfer.
Fun fact:
Alex is almost as popular for girls as it is for boys, and yet is one of those rare monikers that people don’t consider a “boy’s name” or a “girl’s name.”
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