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Max

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tjtheminx · 09/05/2010 19:56

Tell me what comes to mind!
Thanks.

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chaya5738 · 13/05/2010 15:39

love it :D

moominmarvellous · 12/05/2010 18:17

I love the name Max, and like it just as it is. I'm not keen on any of the longer versions.

I always thought it was only short for Maximillian, but then worked with a Maxim, known as Max. It's ok, but from experience with my own name, I prefer to christen the child with the name it will use on a daily basis.

I can't bear it when people use my whole name - makes me feel like I'm in trouble!

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tjtheminx · 12/05/2010 14:23

dare use..

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tjtheminx · 12/05/2010 14:23

That's because I don't quite dare Maximillian!!

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sunshiney · 12/05/2010 13:28

i like Max, but for short name I prefer Leo.

on hearing 'Max', i think of Maximillian - the baddie in a movie.

geekgirl · 12/05/2010 13:28

I have a Maximus. 'Tis a cool name imho. He's always called Max.

FranSanDisco · 12/05/2010 13:28

I have a Max. We are not terribly middle class just normal . He is the only one in his school so perhaps it is too middle class for where we live. No one forgets his name - could be the name or the child though. I love it, though took a while to grow on me but the alternative, Finlay, just wouldn't have been right

Oblomov · 12/05/2010 13:23

I prefer Maximus to Maximillian.
what other longer versions of Max are there ?

Oblomov · 12/05/2010 13:21

Ds2(1.5) is Max. Just 'Max'.
Isn't it number 30 or so in the names list. so not 'that' common.
Mad Max ?
Ds1 has renamed him Maxi Taxi.
Can't be shortened. prob can. all kids do, but ...
never thought of it as the 'safe' option.

mummalish · 12/05/2010 12:50

It's a bit "safe", like an Isabella.

angelfire · 12/05/2010 12:48

I have a Maximilian - always called Max. He is terribly charming, funny, naughty, cheeky, loving. The name suits - Max by name, Max by nature

Hedwig3 · 12/05/2010 12:47

I know a Max who genuinely likes the fact that his name is on so many things... eg hoover, kettle, water filter...

disparatehousemice · 12/05/2010 12:35

we've got a Max...(full name Maximillian is never used). Always wanted to call my first boy Max since i was read "Where the Wild Things Are" as a child. Also call him Maxu and Maxi. Lovely, dynamic name.

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stleger · 12/05/2010 12:14

Our dog is Max, he was named by previous owners. He is very handsome! I know a Maxim, who is 17 and very cool.

treyiw3 · 12/05/2010 11:57

Why not go the whole hog and have Maximillian as full name (Max for short)? The mid-length versions sound as if you don't quite dare use Maximillian.

notso · 12/05/2010 10:11

Maxwell with Max as a nn, I love it but it's already in my family so off limits boo.

Rockbird · 12/05/2010 10:08

Love it, cute for little boy, cool for teen, steong for adult. Can't use it myself, surname doesn't go

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tjtheminx · 12/05/2010 02:24

swananduck I imagine he'll be really good looking too
KC I did the same with DS1 he's called the shortened name but if ever wants to be called his full name then he can.
My personal favourite of the long version is also Maximus... but then I think it's a bit phallic

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swanandduck · 11/05/2010 12:52

I think it's a lovely name and works well on a small child and a grown man. I always imagine a Max to be very good looking.

saslou · 11/05/2010 11:29

I love it too.

thecatatemygymsuit · 11/05/2010 00:27

I love it. My fantasy boy's name - works on any level I think.

KillerCleavage · 11/05/2010 00:27

I like it - but DP's friend has a son called Max which is short for Maxwell. Makes me think of coffee. They call him Maxwell when he's being naughty.

I prefer Maximus. Must admit that I'm a bit of a fundamentalist when it comes to names. I don't think you should put shortened versions on the birth cert even if you like the shortened version better. It just really limits their options in later life.

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tjtheminx · 11/05/2010 00:08

oceryo DH prides himself on being decisive. Won't listen to any other suggestion.
Maxim I like. CTJ
Maxi-Pads did cross my mind as a potential nn tho.

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CuppaTeaJanice · 10/05/2010 19:20

Maxim is such a cool name. Probably biassed cos it was the name of the sexy french exchange boy with floppy hair .

Maximillion is terribly middle class, and far too long for a small child. He'd have to wear corduroy slacks and have a very sensible haircut.

Max is a bit 'cleaning products'.......'max power cleaning - kills all the germs in your toilet dead'. I like it though.

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