Which longer version of Max

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So I really like the name Max and it’s one of only a few that my husband and I agree on.

However my husband is insistent that he have a ‘full name’ on his birth certificate.

Which longer variation of Max do you prefer? Or do you think Max alone is fine.

Max on its own is fine, although if either of you were part Italian, Massimo is pretty nice.

I have a max. It's his full name as we loved the name but didn't like any of the longer versions. He is a teenager now and I've never been asked what it's short for.

Both my sons, one of which is Max, have the short version of their names on the birth certificate.

People always say 'is that Maxwell or Maximilian?' To which I reply 'Max'.

Maqsud

Max is fine on its own I think, if you've not got a burning desire to use a longer version.

Maxim if you have to do a longer version

Maxim at a push, but I think Max is fine on its own.

Thaks a million maxamillion. So thats a no.
Like Maxwell and maxim and maximus. Max on it,s own does tend to get legthened in my experience of working with Max,s.

Another vote for either Maxwell or Maximus

I prefer Max on its own. My friend has a son called Max and it’s not short for anything.
Maxwell always reminds me of the coffee and Maximillian is a bit ‘toff’.

I have a Ben, short for nothing. Max is just as good at standing alone.

Macsen.
If I ever have another ds, he will be macsen.
I know 3 boys named max. All are just max. Nothing longer.

Maximillian

I would just go for Max.

My name on my birth certificate is a shortened version of a long classic name. It works fine.

DS is just a Max, only ever been asked if it was short for anything when he was born

I find Maximilian a bit embarrassing, sorry to those of the opposite view!

So Maxwell is ok.

Maximo.

@labyrinthloafer I wouldn't say it's embarrassing, but I don't like the Maxi in it. Makes me think of san pro.

@labyrinthloafer

I find Maximilian a bit embarrassing, sorry to those of the opposite view!

So Maxwell is ok.

Why embarrassing?

We have a Maximilian who is 15, he goes by Max but when people, especially people his age, find out what his real name is they think it's incredibly cool.

I still can't think of Maxwell without thinking of coffee and men in high neck knitted sweaters.

I still can't think of Maxwell without thinking of coffee and men in high neck knitted sweaters.

Fair point. I don't get the knitted sweaters reference, but the coffee thing would put me off.

I have a Max - he's 18 now and hasn't suffered for lack of a longer version of his name. Honestly, he won't need it. I think parents should pick the name they actually want to call their baby and not feel like they have to choose a longer version.

Just use Max. I don't get the obsession with having a longer name just to sit unused on a birth certificate

Also why would anyone call a child Magnus and then call him Max? They are completely different names!

I like Maximus the most