Maximilian or Martin?

[Sunnyday88]

Which would you choose ?

Max will soon start to fall out of fashion and feel 'dated'. There are so many Maxes under age 20!

Martin feels fresh and interesting and will be more memorable.

Two very different names.
Prefer Maxwell, Martin is awful.

My older brother (mid 40s) is a Martin, so I do like it, but somehow can't really imagine it for a baby...
I like Max, would've used it for DS but didn't like any of the longer versions.

All the 40+ year old Martins were once babies too

Max is overdone. Martin sounds refreshing.

Just Max.
Martin seems dated but is OK.
Maximilian is nice but a bit too long.
Maxim is nice too.

@tiramisu1 I know, it's just one of those names that I imagine people get when they hit a certain age. Like Kenneth. Can't imagine a baby Kenneth, I'm sure they must all change their names once they hit 60 ish

Just Max.

Nothing wrong with Martin, but nowadays it's out of favour for a baby.

The Martins I know are not old enough to hang out with Barbaras , Margarets and Brians, they are Martin Sheen age

Martin Sheen (I like him too) is 79!

Martin is cool. Still popular in France and I think will make a come back so you would be ahead of the curve. It's a nice sound. I know a toddler called Martin.

In fact, if you think about it, it fits with the nature trend at the moment!

Nothing wrong with Martin, but nowadays it's out of favour for a baby.

That's exactly why some of us like it - It's interesting and not overused!

I like Martin/Martyn. I never used to but with the amount of made up and hyphened names it's quite refreshing. I don't like
Maximilian, he will forever be known as Max which is not for me.

How about Marty?

I adore Maximilian it's racy and cool like a 40s film star. However, it's too much to live with and Max is a great name.

Martin is a no from me. It's a Pamela / Pauline imo.

Martin is one of those names like Keith or Barry thar just doesn't seem right on a baby! Maximilian is better but friends would definitely call him max!

*that

Just Max. Maximillian is a bit much, and Martin drinks real ale and wears hand-knitted beige cardigans.

I have a cousin named Martin. Kids at school used to call him Fartin.

I just realised that 2YO DD is actually has a Martin in her daycare class! Maybe it is coming back into favour?!