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Maxine: hipster, self-consciously retro, glammy. It's a similar impression to Gloria. Except I think Maxine would "work" better on a child now.
Judie: this spelling annoys me. It looks artificial, like "Cindie" or "Bettie." Judy is a nice solid seeming name though. Retro, but not trying hard to be.
Therese: French. Dated. I find it boring and doughy. Not bad, just blah.

This message was edited 9/4/2017, 11:37 AM

I love all three and think they complement each other perfectly (provided that Judie is a nickname for Judith; I don't care for it by itself).

Maxine: It works great as a middle name, falls flat as a first name.

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Judie: Judy is cute, Judie is cutesy.

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Therese: Fine as a middle name, boring as a first name. Theresa is nice, though.

I'm not a huge fan of any, but my favorite is Judie. Maxine is my least favorite.

I really don't like Maxine. I picture an elderly chain smoker in leopard spandex pants and a sun visor.

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I LOVE the name Judith with Judy as a nickname, but Judie on its own really doesn't work.

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Therese is very nice. Nothing wrong with it, but it doesn't excite me either.

Don't like Maxine, adore Judie/Judy as nn for Judith, and like Therese/Terese.

Individually or as a sibling set? Anyway, my thoughts:

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Maxine: Neutral towards. It's just one of those names that is 'just ok\very mediocre' to me. Same with Therese though I think I prefer it slightly more.
Judie on the other hand I don't like at all. It just makes me think of a harridan, possibly thanks mainly to Judge Judy who I reeeealy can't stand. The alternate spelling doesn't alter my opinion. I prefer Jody\Jodie anyway

I love Maxine, I like all the pronunciations of Therese, and I'm not fond of the spelling Judie but Judy is okay and kind of a cute librarian sort of name.

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Maxine is both cool and vintage like a punk girl who shops at consignment shops.

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Therese is very Catholic, one of the most Catholic names other than Mary and Maria. I've known many Therese's and they have all been Catholic expect possibly the Swiss ex-pat I know.

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For some reason when I first saw Judie it instantly made me think of nudie. I've never seen the spelling Judie before. Seeing it I would feel pretty certain it was a nn for Judith, while the spelling Judy feels like a fn or a nn - truthfully I usually assume fn before nn when I see Judy.

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I adore Maxine. Judie is alright... still too dated imo, I like Judith better. Therese is nice enough, but not a favorite.