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Original poster

mate slagging of name im thinking of using

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ghostspirit · 22/03/2015 15:26

i made a thread on here last night about boys names. that i want that will be ok with sir name jones... someone came up with max and i decided i like that. i put it on fb to get couple of opinions people said they liked it nicer than the other name i was thinking about and i liked it to.

another mate just rang me... omg ghost you cant call him max omg it does not go with any of your other kids names. omg he will get bullied. i said he wont get bullied why would he get bullied... her reply ok what ever what ever. all said in firm agumentive tone...... its really pissed me of

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FirstWeTakeManhattan · 22/03/2015 15:29

Sounds like she wants to keep it for herself. Possible?

Max is a pretty popular name and unlikely to be a target for bullying.

Fuckup · 22/03/2015 15:30

They sound ridiculous, was it some kind of weird unfunny joke? I love the name max, and its not that uncommon, think it might be one of the most used in fact so who knows what has got to your mate. Maybe she had a bad experience with a max once? grasping for straws...

Amummyatlast · 22/03/2015 15:30

Why does she think he would get bullied? Max is a perfectly normal name (and I say this as someone who dislikes unusual names). I would just ignore her.

derxa · 22/03/2015 15:30

She's your mate?

Koalafications · 22/03/2015 15:31

Bullied for being called Max?

Bollocks.

FarFromAnyRoad · 22/03/2015 15:31

What kind of people are you friends with?

TidyDancer · 22/03/2015 15:32

I like Max. I bet she wants to use it herself and thinks she won't be able to if you do.

MagicMojito · 22/03/2015 15:36

Max is a gorgeous name that's cute on a little boy but also sounds professional/creative/cool for an adult.
Tell your friend to bore off Grin

MrsTerryPratchett · 22/03/2015 15:38

i put it on fb to get couple of opinions There's your problem.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/03/2015 15:40

She's chatting rubbish. I've never actually known anyone to get bullied with their name, and Max is certInly not a tArget. Your bAby your choice. You cAn cAll him Jesus Christ if you so desire to.

BarbarianMum · 22/03/2015 15:42

Max is a great name, and not at all unusual or 'out there'.

My eldest has a very alternative name. When he was born, people pretty much queued up round the block to tell us how we'd condemned him to a lifetime of bullying Hmm

9 years on we are still waiting. Despite him being small and quiet and bookish and - on paper at least - an easy target, he has a good circle of friends and is quietly popular.

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ghostspirit · 22/03/2015 15:43

mrsterry thats true but theres ways of saying things people can just say they dont like it. dont have to go ott and really slag it of and go on and on and with the tone as well.

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 22/03/2015 15:44

FIL said Max was "a dogs name"

I thought FOTTFSOF but I just ignored.

I won't let anyone call my boy "Maxey" other than that, it's a brilliant name (and I call him Maxamillion when I want his attention)

Max is a popular ame but we haven't found any more than 1-2 other Maxs in school.

BloodyDogHairs · 22/03/2015 15:45

Find a name you like, keep it to yourself until you give birth. Who cares what others think.

BarbarianMum · 22/03/2015 15:46

ghost whatever name you give your child the important thing is that you love it enough to defend it to all-comers. There will always be someone who doesn't agree.

Nanny0gg · 22/03/2015 15:47

Choose what you like and tell people when he's here.

Pixiemumma · 22/03/2015 15:48

I bet she has saved the name for herself. I had this though with my daughters name, except everybody meant it... I didn't take it too heart though as people have their opinions and it is a bit 'out there' but Max isn't a name i would associate with bullying... I wouldn't worry about it. Max is a nice name :)

TheFirstOfHerName · 22/03/2015 15:48

Max is fine. I thought you were going to say Balonz or something.

Satsumafairy · 22/03/2015 15:57

Some people are ridiculous! Why on earth would someone called Max be bullied for his name! Op I teach children with some extremely unusual names and not a single one of them is bullied!

Please don't put it on fbook for opinions. Choose the name you like and go with that. Someone will always have some objection to any name. It's really none of their business!

LynetteScavo · 22/03/2015 15:59

Never, ever ask peoples opinion of a name you like, it's not about what they like.

mommy2ash · 22/03/2015 16:30

pick your child's name yourself and stop asking for other people's opinions

sonjadog · 22/03/2015 16:34

Max is a normal name. Why would anyone get bullied for being called Max? What are your other kids' names if they don't go with Max? Are they called very unusual names so that normal Max will sound out of place with them?

sparing · 22/03/2015 16:36

Why do you need the world's opinion?

And I can't work out why you're calling him Sir Max Jones?

2rebecca · 22/03/2015 16:38

I thought Max was short for Maximillion and not a name in itself, not come across many Maxs in Scotland. I do think Maximillion or dog but wouldn't say that to a friend. We didn't discuss our kids' names with anyone and just told them when the sprogs were born, although with both we put off registering the names and told people names were provisional in case we decided we hated the name after a couple of weeks.

HootyMcTooty · 22/03/2015 16:42

Why do you need to ask everyone you know on FB for an opinion? Pick a name you really like and stick with it, it's not anyone else's business.