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Maxine - Cool again or a no go?

35 replies

sombrerodays · 15/05/2019 18:52

I've seen this name crop up a few times recently so I was just wondering...Do you think it's ready for a comeback? What sort of girl do you think of when you think of Maxine?

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Quintella · 15/05/2019 22:07

Maxine, Christine, Pauline etc. are probably 10-20 years away from a revival. But a revival they'll have!

Pinkarsedfly · 15/05/2019 22:04

I think of squeaky Ashley off Corrie saying ‘Maxime’.

And Maxine Carr.

GirlRaisedInTheSouth · 15/05/2019 22:03

I think it’s very cool, in a retro kind of way.

Mac47 · 15/05/2019 22:02

Your title immediately made me think of:
Just cos she dances gogo,
It don't make her a ho, no
Maxine with the red shoes on, we go down to the disco.
We're gonna e-e-elope, to Mexico,
Call up my momma say I'm in love with a stripper yo.
Apologies to Maxines and the singer who I can't remember...

Zampa · 15/05/2019 21:59

Unexpectedly (to myself) I love it!

Wouldn't have gone to the Carr reference myself but others will as proved here.

NuffSaidSam · 15/05/2019 21:56

I don't like it.

But it made me think of Aunty Maxine who was (and probably still is) unhinged. And loved a floral print, on every piece of clothing, all mismatched. It just screams 'mad old aunt' to me.

SkintAsASkintThing · 15/05/2019 21:53

Prefer Max.

Maxine immediately makes me think of Maxine Carr..........silly, I know.

Pegaroo · 15/05/2019 21:51

Wouldn’t be my choice, but there is nothing wrong with it and it is heaps better than the spate of girls who have been named Maxwell

MikeUniformMike · 15/05/2019 19:18

It is fine, but on here you will get lots of references to Maxine Carr. I'd think Maxine Peake or Max Zuckerberg but she's just Max.

sparklysunflower · 15/05/2019 19:06

I like it. Strong yet feminine and works well in most languages.

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