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I love Mac! I don't think this spelling would work on its own, but I think Mack looks more complete and works as a full given name. As for just Mac though, i like it as a nickname for MacGregor and Malcolm.

Mac is okay. I think you could get away with it as a full name, but I wouldn't fancy it myself as my main association with it is Apple and I'm really not a fan.
Macsen would be my choice, as it'd give you Mac or Macs/Max. I liked the suggestion of Magnus, too.

I have a cousin whose full name is McKinley John, but who goes by Mac. I think that it works well as a nickname, but I'm not sure there's enough to it for it to be a full name. Max seems a bit less mature to me and always has.

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Of the full names offered I like McKinley and Maxfield best.

More a name for one's bulldog or semi truck than a good first name.

I really do NOT think Mac works as a full name. It's way, way too nicknamey and it sounds like a prefix. I don't care for Max at all but it's miles better than Mac.

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MacKay and MacKinley (and all spelling variations thereof) are totally awful. Sorry.

Not a fan of it as a full name at all. I think it's a cute nn though. I don't like any of your Mac options; my favourite ways to get to that nn are Mackenzie, Malcolm and Cormac.

I've always liked Mac as a nickname for a guy, especially when it's a nickname from his surname (I knew a Mr. Macfarland that got called "Mac" a lot). I also loved in Louisa May Alcott's books Eight Cousins and Rose In Bloom that a special cousin was Mackenzie Alexander Campbell but was called "Mac" (while his uncle who he was named after went by "Alec"). I've also recently met a young man named Mackenna and he goes by Mac/Mack sometimes.

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I think MacKay (or McKay, but prefer MacKay) and MacKinley would work fine for a boy, they are nice old surnames that are quite handsome. I don't like Mac or even Mack as a full name on its own, it's really a nickname to me.

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Also what about one of these as a full name for Mac?
MacCallum
MacCallion
MacCarthy / McCarthy
MacConnell / McConnell
MacFarland / MacFarlane
MacKenny
MacArthur / Macarthur
MacDermott / McDermott
McKellar
McKowen
McNeil

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According to BtN's database, Mack was also a Medieval English nickname for Magnus. Which I thought was interesting and I'm sure Mac would work as a nickname for that too. Also I've heard Mac used as a nickname for Malcolm.

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I like Max too but I almost like Mac better. Max is still nickname-y to me so I'd use it for Maximilian or Maxwell. Maxfield is actually quite nice, I almost like it better than Maxwell. I've also seen Max used as a nickname for Maddox and I think it works nicely. I think Maximilian nn Max is very handsome and that's my favorite.

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This message was edited 12/25/2012, 2:16 PM

Mac isn't really a name to me, more like Buddy, Sonny, Dude or Hey You. It's what guys might call out to each other if they don't know or remember the actual name. "Hey, Mac, spare a dollar?" "Listen, Mac, I was parked here first!" "Where to, Mac?"

I prefer Max to Mac, because my friend once dated a guy named Mack who was a total a-hole. Can't shake the association.

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I would only use Mac(k) as a NN for Malcolm or Mackenzie (girl).

I prefer Max.
I think Max works great on its own, but Mac is a lot more nicknamey.

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My favorite Max- names are: Max, Maxton, Maxwell and Maximilian. As for Mac-, I think my favorite are Mackenzie, McKinley or Macualay.

No, it's a nickname for me. I like Cormac nn Mac. I don't like most surnames as first names, so wouldn't use a Mc/Mac name as a first name. Especially as my OH is Scottish, it seems a bit twee.

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As a first name I'd prefer Max to Mac.