“Alexa” is the name of Amazon’s virtual assistant. After Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced that he was leaving the company, many parents reported once again that their daughters named Alexa are being bullied because they share a name with the virtual assistant.
Some parents have even decided to rename their daughters to avoid harassment. To annoy them, kids yell “Alexa!” followed by a command, causing laughter among classmates and teachers alike.
But here’s where the story goes off the tracks. One of the mothers of the girls who suffered bullying says that in addition to changing her name, she had to remove hersix-year-old daughterfrom the school because students were also bothering her a lot, and the institution did not take it seriously.
Six-year-old. The first Alexa device was released in March of 2013— over eight years ago. Immediately after its debut parents were complaining that their girls named Alexa were being teased. So hy would someone name their child Alexa two years after the device came out.
Today, girls named Alexa are, of course, still being teased. Hopefully by now parents know not to name their kid Alexa.
Meanwhile, people named SIRI or CORTANA don't seem to have any issues with any bullying, which might lead some parents to consider whether or not these names are worthy... for their kids.