I can't decide whether I should use
Max on its own or as a nickname for something. My grandma almost used
Max but couldn't because my grandpa didn't like it, so it kind of honors her as she'd love to have a grandson named
Max. I really love
Max but the full forms don't excite me. I'm usually not someone who likes nicknames as full names, the only other exception being
Jessie for a girl.
1) Does
Max work on its own? I love
Max and think the full forms aren't that great, should I use
Max? Or should I use a full version anyway, just for him, so he'd have more options?
2) The only ones I think are okay as full forms are
Maximilian,
Maximilianus and
Maxwell. But I find
Maxwell too stiff and strict sounding and
Maximilian always sounded weak and a bit funny to me. I think both
Maxwell and
Maximilian are okay but I don't love them.
Maximilianus is so complicated. But if you had choose,
Maxwell,
Maximilianus or
Maximilian and why?
3)
Max,
Maxwell nn
Max,
Maximilianus nn
Max or
Maximilian nn
Max?
Could you comment on the other possible options? Maybe they could grow on me. Also you may suggest any that I forgot.
MaximeMaximusMaxenMaximianusMaximianoMaximinoMaximinus
well, and I know a guy named Maximillion so I guess that would work as well :P
I find
Maxime too feminine (I know a girl named
Maxime and also it's so close to
Maxine),
Maximus just makes me chuckle.
Maxen seems made up.
Maximiano and
Maximino just don't appeal to me.
Maximinus has the word minus in it which I dislike.
Maximianus sounds incomplete.
Opinions?