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Maxim = lads' mag?

27 replies

Jooni · 10/04/2017 18:13

Considering Maxim as a middle name; I think it's fab plus it's a nice nod to DH, who is Maximilian. But we're concerned about the connection to the lads' mag of the same name. Is it a dealbreaker, even for a middle?

Also thinking about Magnus as it has the same meaning/origin. Which do you prefer?

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BelafonteRavenclaw · 10/04/2017 18:17

I wouldn't have thought of the connection initially. I know a Macsen, the Welsh version of Maximus.

ShatnersBassoon · 10/04/2017 18:16

Maxim to me means a well-known phrase, not the magazine that I didn't know was still in existence.

Why not Maximilian if it's more or less the name you like and it has a family link?