What's the first 5 words that come into your head when you see these names?

[onetiredmummy]

Ready? Up to 5 words please.

Edward

Max

:)

Nice. Classic. Safe.

Edward.....Royal/saints name lovely

Max ....is it short for anything?

Edward-yuck/that creepy royal.

Max-my friends dog

sorry

Different, one classic, one trendy.

nagy just Max, as a complete name.

No worries bluemonkey, its what I wanted :)

olrojo thanks :)

Edward- fantastic. Classic but not dull. Loads of fab shortenings. My enchanting great nephew!

Max. Loads and loads of them. Every second boy child.

Edward - King, Potatoes, Cigars, Prince, Eddie

Max - Eastenders, Clifford, Maximillian, Limit

Edward: Classic. royal. stuffy. twilight.
Max: trendy. headroom. &ruby

Edward, nice, good shortenings/nicknames.

Max. Lovely was almost ds2's name.

Edward - prince, boring, English, Eddie ed

Max - dog name, errrrr

Edward- traditional, royal, good nicknames, bit dull

Max- boysy, bit pet like, short, snappy

Decided instinct was better than sticking precisely to 5!

Edward - safe, solid, 'respectable', my old teddy,

Max - why did this poor person not get a proper name? Trying too hard to appear laid back or something. Sorry.

Edward - weedy, royal, teddy, classic, eddietheeagle

Max - mad, maximus, maximillian, cousin (DS has one called Max), Bygraves.

HTH

Edward: terribly nice to meet you.

Max: doesn't do what he's told.

Thanks all, I didn't realise Max was so popular :)

chocco I was thinking of Max de Winter in Daphne du Maurier's book 'Rebecca'. I don't like Maxwell or Maximilian but I do like Max on its own, its not as clumsy.

Edward: Teddy, prince, woodward.
Max: popular, Max Power, Max Lion lollies!

Edward - older mum, posh dad, weedy.

Max - bit sarf London, quite cute.

Edward - classic, lovely, I'd use it!

Max - popular

Edward - Eddie - not for me

Max - Dog

Oh. I'd never have got the Rebecca allusion.

I think of 'Max' in the same vein as 'Sam'.

How about, Heathcliffe? :o

Sorry. Just being (very) silly.

Ed, Ted

Power

Edward - pale skinned, large ears and little gawky
Max - a brown labrador but also cute brown haired kids (know both types!)

Edward - academic, quiet, deep thinker, nice

Max - floppy haired, middle class, confident / arrogant

Edward - bear, safe, classic

Max - Where The Wild Things Are (if I can count that as one rather than five, then also popular and chess (DS's friend Max keeps beating him at chess and I never hear the end of it )

Edward - teddy, bit poncey, old man

Max - Ds's friend, happy boy