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Maximus?

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Hoptastic53 · 16/04/2017 23:40

Is it too much? Would you stick with just Max?

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DevelopingDetritus · 18/04/2017 21:01

Maxim sounds like a size of sanitary towel.

lisara79 · 18/04/2017 20:49

I was thinking through the Maximus, maxim, max debate in my head and decided, being in Wales that the Welsh version Maksen resolved the Problem!

NauticalDisaster · 17/04/2017 23:11

I just see Maximus as a joke name. Maxwell as a full name, Max as a nickname.

sassolino · 17/04/2017 23:03

Love the name, and it is my DS2 middle name, suits him perfectly.

HotSince82 · 17/04/2017 22:55

How about Megatron?

WaitroseCoffeeCostaCup · 17/04/2017 21:36

What if he grows up to be very fat?

greathat · 17/04/2017 21:35

Maximus is a very unfortunate gladiator. Call the kid Max

CocoLoco87 · 17/04/2017 21:34

I prefer Maximilan shorted to Max, although any variation makes me think of Maxi Pads...but after 2 DC maybe that's just me Blush

NameChange30 · 17/04/2017 20:02

You insisted on your grandson's name?! His parents didn't get a say then?!!! Shock Hmm

MikeUniformMike · 17/04/2017 19:56

I love Magnus too. Maximilian or Maximus are fine. Love the name Max because of Where The Wild Things Are and insisted on it for DGS.

lazycrazyhazy · 17/04/2017 19:43

True....

Hulder · 17/04/2017 18:32

Lazy I have a longer name and have spent my life spelling it to people, telling them how it is pronounced and deterring them from shortening it.

Doesn't matter what name you have, you want what you haven't got.

lazycrazyhazy · 17/04/2017 18:30

My DIL has a 3 letter name and always wishes she had a longer name which gave her choices.

Mrs5boys · 17/04/2017 18:29

I have a maximus and he is always called max but I like than his actual name is a bit different 😀

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 17/04/2017 10:52

Just Max.

EnjoyYourVegetables · 17/04/2017 10:46

In the same vein, I love the name Magnus.

Ontopofthesunset · 17/04/2017 10:42

I don't think anyone in this country called their child Maximus until that film. Maximus is not a traditional long form of Max. I think Max is considered to be a full name as it is, but Maxwell and Maximilian are the traditional longer forms. Maximus just seems a little silly.

BillyButtfuck · 17/04/2017 10:22

I prefer Max or Maxwell

FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 17/04/2017 10:12

I like Maximillian. Not a fan of Maximus. And I do agree with this:

Unless you're going with Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius, I'd just stick with Max.

ReginaldsMum · 17/04/2017 09:15

I love maximus! Have a nephew named Max and have nicknamed him maximus. If he didn't like it he has the choice to shorten it to max when he is older

SumAndSubstance · 17/04/2017 09:10

I can't get away from the fact that while it can mean 'greatest', it can also mean 'largest'.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 17/04/2017 07:46

Nortius Maximus ... Life of Bwian.

Underthemoonlight · 17/04/2017 07:45

Ds3 was going to be max but I liked a longer verison but the one I liked was maxwell which dh didn't agree with. In the end we changed our minds last minute and went for Joshua

yallamamma · 17/04/2017 07:27

Maxim....

Rockaby · 17/04/2017 07:22

I find Maximus a bit OTT really and I immediately think of the speech bridget quoted up thread.

I do like Maxwell and Maximilian, but if it's a straight choice between Max and Maximus, I would say Max by several country miles.

Max is nice as a name / shortening, whatever you decide, btw.

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