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Which longer version of Max

91 replies

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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labyrinthloafer · 05/08/2020 07:05

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

So Maxwell is ok.

Motherofmonsters · 05/08/2020 07:02

DS is just a Max, only ever been asked if it was short for anything when he was born

CherryMaple · 05/08/2020 06:48

I would just go for Max.

My name on my birth certificate is a shortened version of a long classic name. It works fine.

DorthyTyler · 05/08/2020 02:50

Maximillian

MyNameHasBeenTaken · 05/08/2020 00:32

Macsen.
If I ever have another ds, he will be macsen.
I know 3 boys named max. All are just max. Nothing longer.

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 05/08/2020 00:06

I have a Ben, short for nothing. Max is just as good at standing alone.

Carriecotz · 04/08/2020 23:44

I prefer Max on its own. My friend has a son called Max and it’s not short for anything.
Maxwell always reminds me of the coffee and Maximillian is a bit ‘toff’.

DanniArthur · 04/08/2020 23:37

Another vote for either Maxwell or Maximus

june2007 · 04/08/2020 23:34

Thaks a million maxamillion. So thats a no.
Like Maxwell and maxim and maximus. Max on it,s own does tend to get legthened in my experience of working with Max,s.

VenusClapTrap · 04/08/2020 23:31

Maxim at a push, but I think Max is fine on its own.

FaiIWorseAgain · 04/08/2020 21:24

Maxim if you have to do a longer version

DCIRozHuntley · 04/08/2020 21:05

Max is fine on its own I think, if you've not got a burning desire to use a longer version.

MikeUniformMike · 04/08/2020 21:01

Maqsud

Cherrybakewellll · 04/08/2020 13:43

Both my sons, one of which is Max, have the short version of their names on the birth certificate.

People always say 'is that Maxwell or Maximilian?' To which I reply 'Max'.

tigger1001 · 04/08/2020 13:38

I have a max. It's his full name as we loved the name but didn't like any of the longer versions. He is a teenager now and I've never been asked what it's short for.

Lobsterquadrille2 · 04/08/2020 13:33

Max on its own is fine, although if either of you were part Italian, Massimo is pretty nice.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 04/08/2020 13:31

Maxwell or Maximus

MikeUniformMike · 04/08/2020 13:29

MacSorley, MacSween, ...

CaffiSaliMali · 04/08/2020 10:45

Max is one of those diminutive names which is much nicer than the long versions. I like Maxim the most, but the magazine... Maximilian is nicer than Maxwell IMO. Tbh I'd probably just put Max on the BC and I say this as someone who is generally very wedded to long versions on a BC.

Macsen is on my list - Magnus Maximus is known in Welsh folklore as Macsen Wledig. Macsen is pronounced MAX-en (en as in hen and pen). Natural shortening would be Macs though as there is no X in the Welsh alphabet, so it's probably not a helpful long version for you!

Lavenderblues · 04/08/2020 08:45

Maximus is a good option. Max is very nicknamey and is often used as a short form for Maximum eg Max Speed. I'd prefer a longer name.

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 04/08/2020 07:46

I think Magnus nn Max as a PP suggested. Magnus is cool, easy to spell, and gives him an alternative if he doesn't like Max.

FourPlasticRings · 04/08/2020 07:42

I think Maxwell.

Whatsyourflava · 04/08/2020 07:40

Maxwell

muststopdrinking · 04/08/2020 04:24

Maxwell is good. I love Max. That alone is enough I think.

lovemyname · 04/08/2020 03:53

We have a Max, he's early teens now and I think I've only ever been asked twice if it was short for a longer name.

I love it and think it's fine as it is although my other boys also have the 'short' version of their names on their birth certificates too.