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All the sudden I'm starting to think Maxine is kind of cool and edgy. Can you imagine Maxine on a child? Or is it too dated?
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I've always liked Maxine. It's definitely cool and edgy.
I grew up knowing a girl my age named Maxine. We'd not see each other for years but we kept ending up going to the same schools or community center classes here and there. She has red hair and freckles. She's not the reason I feel that it is cool and edgy because that wasn't her style.
Then one of my friends growing up named Stella her mother is named Maxine and she's a super cool mom lady and why I've always thought of the name as being cool and edgy.
So is Stella, she's actually a model now in NYC for over the top fashion stuff especially Harajuku-esque clothing. Her mom and my mom became friends after they met in my toddler creative dance class because they were both punky partiers at the time. Stella and Maxine moved a lot but we'd often see each other when she was in Seattle and then Stella and I went to high school together. She's the reason I've always loved the named Stella. I actually came to like Luna because of my like for Stella. I always liked her full name Stella Rose Saint Clair or just Stella St Clair as I knew her in high school. I've always liked Maxine because of Stella's cool mom.
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I grew up knowing a girl my age named Maxine. We'd not see each other for years but we kept ending up going to the same schools or community center classes here and there. She has red hair and freckles. She's not the reason I feel that it is cool and edgy because that wasn't her style.
Then one of my friends growing up named Stella her mother is named Maxine and she's a super cool mom lady and why I've always thought of the name as being cool and edgy.
So is Stella, she's actually a model now in NYC for over the top fashion stuff especially Harajuku-esque clothing. Her mom and my mom became friends after they met in my toddler creative dance class because they were both punky partiers at the time. Stella and Maxine moved a lot but we'd often see each other when she was in Seattle and then Stella and I went to high school together. She's the reason I've always loved the named Stella. I actually came to like Luna because of my like for Stella. I always liked her full name Stella Rose Saint Clair or just Stella St Clair as I knew her in high school. I've always liked Maxine because of Stella's cool mom.
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This message was edited 12/18/2014, 2:30 PM
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Dated but retro-cool and totally usable!
I would love the nn Max for a girl. I do think though, that she'd get "Maxi Pad", which could be just a bit annoying or totally detrimental depending on her personality. I don't know. Maybe not. Maybe the Max- names are common enough now that it wouldn't happen. That'd be nice.
Maxine makes me think of Simone and Nadine, both of which I really like.
I would love the nn Max for a girl. I do think though, that she'd get "Maxi Pad", which could be just a bit annoying or totally detrimental depending on her personality. I don't know. Maybe not. Maybe the Max- names are common enough now that it wouldn't happen. That'd be nice.
Maxine makes me think of Simone and Nadine, both of which I really like.
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I think it's fresh. I like it.
One of my good friends is named Maxine (she's 20). Before I met her, I would have said it was granny-ish, but now I definitely see it as a name that suits a young person well.
One of my good friends is named Maxine (she's 20). Before I met her, I would have said it was granny-ish, but now I definitely see it as a name that suits a young person well.
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I love Maxine. It actually used to be a favorite of mine - I'd completely forgotten, somehow. My friend's son actually goes to school with a Maxine; I haven't met her, but I saw her name on the Valentine list when I was babysitting once, lol. So I think it's totally useable. Plus, it's got that boy-name-as-a-nickname option which is so popular right now, so that's probably points in its favor.
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I like it. I prefer it as a middle name personally, but it's great. I can absolutely picture it on a little girl and wouldn't think it odd or dated.
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I was at school with a very lively and pretty Maxine. I was always in awe of her name.
I think it's sassy and cute and I really don't think it is dated at all. It's up for grabs by today's parents and I say "If you like it, take it!"
It's not a million miles away from the Mackenzie trend but is so much prettier and bona fide as a first name.
There was a very lovely and elegant British actress called Maxine Audley - I've seen her in old films of the '60s that are sometimes on TV. Who cares about some old lady on a greetings card? A little Maxine of today will make this name her own. Go for it!
I think it's sassy and cute and I really don't think it is dated at all. It's up for grabs by today's parents and I say "If you like it, take it!"
It's not a million miles away from the Mackenzie trend but is so much prettier and bona fide as a first name.
There was a very lovely and elegant British actress called Maxine Audley - I've seen her in old films of the '60s that are sometimes on TV. Who cares about some old lady on a greetings card? A little Maxine of today will make this name her own. Go for it!
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Valerie's teacher this year is named Maxine; she's maybe a year or so older than me and the name seems ridiculously dated on her. It's not edgy; it's just ugly.
She's called Maxie by her friends, which by contrast seems very childish.
I say there's a good reason why Maxine was chosen as the name of the cranky old lady on the Shoebox greeting cards.
She's called Maxie by her friends, which by contrast seems very childish.
I say there's a good reason why Maxine was chosen as the name of the cranky old lady on the Shoebox greeting cards.
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I associate Maxine with WWII Paris, for some reason. That makes it all the chic-er (is that a word?) and dangerously romantic.
Dated? What's that? In my name world classics are always in style. But I know what you mean. Look at it this way: you would be ahead of the curve. :0)
My only fear about this name is the obvious go-to nickname: Maxi / Maxie. Maxi-pads are all too available for the immature teaser. Normally I try not to dwell on a name's teasing potential because all names can be twisted. But this one is just too easy, at least here in the U.S. :0/ Maybe I'm wrong. I hope so.
Dated? What's that? In my name world classics are always in style. But I know what you mean. Look at it this way: you would be ahead of the curve. :0)
My only fear about this name is the obvious go-to nickname: Maxi / Maxie. Maxi-pads are all too available for the immature teaser. Normally I try not to dwell on a name's teasing potential because all names can be twisted. But this one is just too easy, at least here in the U.S. :0/ Maybe I'm wrong. I hope so.
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I read a book once, in which there was a grandmother who did extreme things and basically acted like an insane teenager and gained the nickname "Mad Maxine."
It's never been my style, and now that crazy grandma is all it reminds me of. Weirdly enough, I do like the nickname Maxie, though. I think I could see it on a child; actually, I might even welcome it, because meeting one bearing the name might change my association. It's not a name I'd use, or that I'd actively advise someone to use, but I also wouldn't advise against it. It's a name that, used on the right person, could break the mold and make a new face for itself in this, or the next, generation.
It's never been my style, and now that crazy grandma is all it reminds me of. Weirdly enough, I do like the nickname Maxie, though. I think I could see it on a child; actually, I might even welcome it, because meeting one bearing the name might change my association. It's not a name I'd use, or that I'd actively advise someone to use, but I also wouldn't advise against it. It's a name that, used on the right person, could break the mold and make a new face for itself in this, or the next, generation.
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It definitely calls to mind an older generation, but I could also picture it on a young girl. I'd class it with names like Irene and Ernestine; while it was most common several generations ago, it's not so tied to one era only (like Mildred), and sounds refreshing instead of musty on a young girl today.
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I like it a lot. I always have. I could totally imagine it on a little kid.
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