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I kind of like it

It reminds me of an old lady.

With the popularity of Maxwell, Maximus, Maximillian and Max for a boy, as well as the popularity of feminine forms of popular boys' names such as Alexandra and Alexandria with the nickname Alex, I'm surprised Maxine / nn Max hasn't taken off.

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EDIT: After reading the comment about the nickname Maxi (maxi pad), I can now see why this name hasn't become more popular for girls.

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If our daughter was a boy, we would have named her Maxwell (I've since abandoned Maxwell for a future boy due to the popularity and alliteration with our surname).

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My MIL knew our daughter would have been Maxwell had she been a boy, and was suggesting we name her Maxine so she could be "a little M & M" (our last name begins with M).

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As much as I love Maxine, I love it for someone else’s child, not my own. I think it would make a great middle name.

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EDIT Part 2: I wouldn't have gone with Maxine for a girl anyway, but my husband was dead set against it due to the possibility of being called "Maxi pad." I had forgotten all about that unfortunate nickname. I still think Maxine is nice for someone else's child, and would seriously consider Maxine as a middle name if I didn't use an honoring middle name.

This message was edited 1/17/2009, 4:40 AM

First of all, I hate anything with 'max' in it. I have no idea why, other than I just find it a really ugly group of sounds. Additionally, Maxine immediately brings to mind a song by the same name by Sharon O'Neill about a prostitute, a la 'Roxanne' by the Police. Although she's a NZ singer so it's probably not an issue outside of New Zealand. It's just the first association for me.

I really like this name. I think it has a lot of spunk.

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It's my paternal grandmother's name, so that helps me like it all the more. :)

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I wouldn't use the nickname Max.

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Maxine Adele
Maxine Beatrice
Maxine Charis
Maxine Charlotte
Maxine Eleanor
Maxine Eleanora/Eleonora
Maxine Frances
Maxine Isabel/Isobel
Maxine Laurel
Maxine Lenore
Maxine Linnet
Maxine Lisbet
Maxine Lucille
Maxine Pearl
Maxine Persis
Maxine Therese
Maxine Victoria
Maxine Violet

This message was edited 1/17/2009, 2:45 AM

Love it.

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It's been on my mind a lot lately. I don't think I would use a nickname, but if I did, it would probably be Max.

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Maxine Ruby, maybe?

i personally don't like this name. and yeah, it does make me think of cranky maxine from the greeting cards. :) max is cute for a girl's nn, though. but maxi (as in maxi pad) would be HORRIBLE! (and unfortunately, i can totally see that coming in her junior high/high school future.)

ever seen Shoebox greeting cards?

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Many of them feature a crabby, sour old lady named Maxine. That's what I think of when I see/hear the name. I think it's one of those old-fashioned names that is never going to make a comeback. It's not comeback material.

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Max is a name for a dog, imo.