Would you name your daughter Maxwell ?

Asked By: lostntime 46-50, M 1 year ago

We have Maxwell House coffee, Maxwell Smart on TV, but Jessica Simpson picking this as a girls name? Tell me your thoughts.

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Posted by KingofSwords May 6th, 2012 at 4:09PM

I wouldn't name my daughter Maxwell but I'm also not a celebrity. Celebrities seem to name their children exotic or non-traditional names as if to stamp them with the charge that they must be unique so the world will know that they are the offspring of a celebrity.

For example, Frank Zappa's kids names are Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen. Even though that is extreme it is not uncommon. Gwyneth Paltrow named her daugher Apple. Beyonce Knowles named her daughter Blue Ivy.

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Posted by RedRubies May 6th, 2012 at 4:20PM

Celebrities can be utter idiots. I think some of them choose the names they do as a "Looook aaattt meeee!!!" So no. I would not name my daughter Maxwell. (Son would be fine.)

What next? "Tuna can"? "Milk carton"? "Vacuum cleaner"? God, I am probably giving someone ideas ;-)

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Posted by Vessa May 6th, 2012 at 4:04PM

No. But I also wouldn't name my child "Blanket" or "Moon Unit".
Celebs do all sorts of things I wouldn't do.

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Posted by diewasseratte May 6th, 2012 at 4:02PM

No. I prefer Bruno.

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Posted by 2011A May 6th, 2012 at 4:02PM

I would name a son Max.
Not a daughter.

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Posted by fukkboii May 8th, 2012 at 4:58PM

if maxwell was my baby-daddy then oh heck yes...

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Posted by tmcdert May 6th, 2012 at 6:12PM

Better tha Maxill!

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Posted by adventureolive May 6th, 2012 at 5:08PM

I like the gender defying name, and boy names like "Max." But if she wanted to call her daughter Max, she could have just names her Maxine. It;s like she's trying too hard to be relevant.

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Posted by justjlinn May 6th, 2012 at 4:59PM

I would not name my child that. To each their own.

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Posted by VfangzV May 6th, 2012 at 4:59PM

No. That's a boy's name!

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Posted by Chamelion28 May 6th, 2012 at 4:34PM

Hell no!

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Posted by TeenageFrankenstein May 6th, 2012 at 4:34PM

I wouldn't. I'm all for unique names, but she's going to get bullied for having a boys' name.

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Posted by SweetJuju May 6th, 2012 at 4:26PM

I don't like it. The child will be teased for that name.

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Posted by Janife May 6th, 2012 at 4:25PM

Don't the stupid parents think that this child has to grow up and live with this name?
She will probably change her name later when she is old enogh. The kids at school are gonna name her something like instant coffee or something else that we be insulting. There are are a lot of exotic names they could have chosen.

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Posted by scatterheart May 6th, 2012 at 4:18PM

Nope. But I might name her Ryan. I've always thought that would be a pretty name for a girl despite being traditionally male.

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Posted by ob1kenobe May 6th, 2012 at 4:08PM

It's also the name of a disfunctional oligarchic family that shamelessly use their power to raid pension funds and generally corrupt democracy by means of their strangle hold on the media.

So NO, I don't think so.

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Posted by tenente May 6th, 2012 at 4:06PM

if you hated your daughter :D then yes I suppose you would

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Posted by SupermanDC May 6th, 2012 at 4:05PM

No.

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Posted by MissRiot May 6th, 2012 at 4:04PM

I wouldn't. Mainly because I don't like the name Maxwell. I prefer Maximilian or Maxim. I have a friend name Maximilienne. She's brilliant ^^

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Posted by B3lla01 May 6th, 2012 at 4:04PM

No but I guess it doesn'tmatter these days. There is a chance she will be gay and she might actually like the name?

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