Maxine, Josephine or Roxanne?

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I really want a name outside of the top 100 and I love all 3 of these names. What vibe does each name give off and which is your favourite? Just thought I'd say in advance that the Maxine Carr association does not particularly bother me; nor does the Sting association with Roxanne.

Josephine (Josie) I think is lovely.

I also like Josephine

I thought of Roxanne, the American TV series
Maxine, unusual for this age
Josephine - lovely

When I hear Josephine I always think either of the empress, or the dragon age character...

I really like Roxanne and, to a lesser extent, Maxine

Josephine is a very different name to the other 2 imo. Classic (been plenty of Josephines in history).

Maxine and Roxanne feel like 80s names with a soap opera feel to me.

When I was kid I really wanted to be called Roxy after the surf brand! So I vote Roxy and get rid of Roxanne.

Maxine is awful.

Josephine is alright but I don't like Josie.

I like Josephine. But I’m bias as I have a Josephine and she goes by Jojo or Josie and it just totally suits her. Funnily enough it wasn’t a name I picked but once my husband knew we were having a girl he just latched onto it and didn’t let go so I went with his determination. It’s a gorgeous name and we’ve yet to meet another one her age (yet).

Maxine Carr. Can't get past that association! Josephine is nice though, nn Josie. Nice name. Not keen on Roxanne personally but it's not a bad name. Roxy is a cool nn.

Roxanne

I'm not keen on Roxanne (Roxy) or Maxine (Max), both sound hard names. If you do pick Roxanne I think you should put Roxanne on the BC as it more easily gives your DD the option for Anne which is a softer name

Roxanne and Maxine are really dated and not in a good way - they're both a bit awful.

I really like Josephine, which is of course personal taste - but honestly it's in a different class to the other two regardless of that. Classic and elegant, not fashionable (but that is a good thing) and most of all good nicknames - Jo, Jojo, Josie, Posy, Seph.

I LOVE Josephine, Josie or Jojo when she is young, Jo when she is older and wants to be more serious. It's a lovely name.

Roxane and Maxine are a bit 90s to me, I think in another 10-15 years they will come back into fashion but I don't like them now.

Love Josephine, esp with nn Josie.

@SamStephens how old is your Josephine? I have one and she’s 2. Also never met another of any age!

Out of your names op I obviously prefer Josephine, but also quite like Roxanne as well. Really dislike Maxine, just sounds too Middle aged to me.

Josephine is nice, quite classy (unlike Maxine and Roxanne).

Josephine is my favourite of the three.

Prefer Josephine by far. Lots of cool nms too

As soon as I read Roxanne I started humming the song

Maxine just not that keen

Roxanne I adore - I always think of Cyrano, one of my favourite love stories. It's not American, it's French in origin. It's a strong, original name. Love it.

Josephine is nice too. Classy, reminds me of films from the 30's.

Sorry, hate Maxine.

I think there are prettier names out there. Dislike all of them. Dated and none of them sound particularly nice

They’re all really dated but not in a cool way. Some names from the early 20th century are in vogue right now but I don’t think ones from the 60s/70s have made it yet. They’re just not very cool OP.

Maxine does have the Maxine Carr association for most people in the UK, not a nice association. Roxanne just makes me think of either a pornstar or prostitute. Josephine was my DGM’s best friend.

Maxine - Carr. Or 80s northern housewife.
Roxanne - Prostitute.
Josephine - Jo March from Little Women. Lots of good NN options.

Definitely Josephine. Don't like the other two names.

I know 3 Josephines. One is in her 40s. The other 2 are 21 and 22.

Josephine makes me think of a frail delicate woman for some reason. (And I have a Joseph!)
Maxine makes me think of plasticine.
Roxanne is lovely if not shortened. Reminds me of Cyrano de whatsit.