post #41 of 41 For our DS we chose a long French name and he has
a one-syllable nickname that's normal for English speakers. He
mostly gets called the nickname even by my French in-laws. (for
example: Guillaume could be called Will)  I agree with other
posters about Alexander/Alexandre. There's no reason you
shouldn't use it just because the spellings differ slightly. You
could pick one and go with it. French speakers will say
Alexandre even if it's spelled Alexander and English speakers
will say Alexander even if it's spelled Alexandre. It's a really
nice name so I wouldn't take it off the table!