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Which longer version of Max

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Fisher1008 · 03/08/2020 23:39

So I really like the name Max and it’s one of only a few that my husband and I agree on.

However my husband is insistent that he have a ‘full name’ on his birth certificate.

Which longer variation of Max do you prefer? Or do you think Max alone is fine.

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Heh1991 · 16/08/2020 23:29

Maximilian!

Graymare · 16/08/2020 23:21

Maximilian

emma911030 · 16/08/2020 23:15

Max is on our short list but I have recently been thinking I wonder how many people will ask what it's short for..
Nothing it's short for nothing his name is max! Lol
I don't like any of the longer versions of it if I'm honest which is what's putting me off a little cause people will piss me off asking 😂

VEGAS2016 · 16/08/2020 21:22

My ds is 3 & a Maximilian. It suits him perfectly!

AntiAuntieAnty · 06/08/2020 09:48

[quote JigoloHarMegiddo]@AntiAuntieAnty we chose Maximilian precisely because he could be a supervillain with it if he wanted! Or a plumber, as Max. Or a cricketer, as MGD Meggido etc. It gave him more options.[/quote]
😂😂😂😂😂😂

This is, hands down, my favourite reason ever, for someone choosing their DC's name!

daisypond · 06/08/2020 09:44

Maximilian. But Max is fine on its own. I really like Maximilian, though.

Definitely never Maxwell - a very different image.

Cherrybakewellll · 06/08/2020 09:34

As a mother of a Max, I've never met a Max who isn't a proper cheeky 'spirited' little character.

avocadotofu · 06/08/2020 09:30

I think Maximilian personally.

JigoloHarMegiddo · 06/08/2020 09:24

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AntiAuntieAnty · 05/08/2020 22:14

Grin exactly! I am not entertained!!!

I suppose it's less of a consideration these days though. Babies born today won't know what Gladiator is! God I feel old.

FaiIWorseAgain · 05/08/2020 22:11

DOES THE NAME NOT ENTERTAIN YOU ANTI?!!!
Grin Wink

AntiAuntieAnty · 05/08/2020 20:25

Maximus is too gladiatory for my taste.

AntiAuntieAnty · 05/08/2020 20:24

I'd never have thought of Magnus, with nn Max, but I definitely think it could work. I absolutely love the name Magnus. It gives him some nice options when he's older. Max or maybe Gus?

If not Magnus, I only like Maxwell.

Maximilian sounds a bit super villain to me and Maxim makes me think of the word maxim.

JigoloHarMegiddo · 05/08/2020 17:08

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MikeUniformMike · 05/08/2020 09:53

Gluteus Maximus

babyguffingtonstrikesagain · 05/08/2020 09:47

I like Maximus the most

MrsHuntGeneNotJeremyObviously · 05/08/2020 09:45

Also why would anyone call a child Magnus and then call him Max? They are completely different names!

VoyageInTheDark · 05/08/2020 09:44

Just use Max. I don't get the obsession with having a longer name just to sit unused on a birth certificate

MrsHuntGeneNotJeremyObviously · 05/08/2020 09:42

I have a Max - he's 18 now and hasn't suffered for lack of a longer version of his name. Honestly, he won't need it. I think parents should pick the name they actually want to call their baby and not feel like they have to choose a longer version.

FourPlasticRings · 05/08/2020 09:38

I still can't think of Maxwell without thinking of coffee and men in high neck knitted sweaters.

Fair point. I don't get the knitted sweaters reference, but the coffee thing would put me off.

Bloomburger · 05/08/2020 09:36

We have a Maximilian who is 15, he goes by Max but when people, especially people his age, find out what his real name is they think it's incredibly cool.

I still can't think of Maxwell without thinking of coffee and men in high neck knitted sweaters.

Iwalkinmyclothing · 05/08/2020 09:31

@labyrinthloafer

I find Maximilian a bit embarrassing, sorry to those of the opposite view!

So Maxwell is ok.

Why embarrassing?
FourPlasticRings · 05/08/2020 09:21

@labyrinthloafer I wouldn't say it's embarrassing, but I don't like the Maxi in it. Makes me think of san pro.

cliffdiver · 05/08/2020 08:04

Maximo.

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