[Opinions] Mac
Do you think Mac works as a full name? What do you think of Mac? I really like it, it's similar to Max which I also love but more unusual.
As a full name I guess I'd kind of like MacKay or McKay and MacKinley. I don't like MacKenzie for a guy very much but that's probably because I'm surrounded by female Mackenzies. I also have a close female friend named McKenzie so I wouldn't use it.
Do you prefer Mac or Max?
MacKay, McKay, McKinley, MacKinley (any of them as I like them all) OR Maximilian, Maximilianus, Maxfield (any of them)? Nicknamed Mac and Max, obviously, though I'd also call them by their full names from time to time.
As a full name I guess I'd kind of like MacKay or McKay and MacKinley. I don't like MacKenzie for a guy very much but that's probably because I'm surrounded by female Mackenzies. I also have a close female friend named McKenzie so I wouldn't use it.
Do you prefer Mac or Max?
MacKay, McKay, McKinley, MacKinley (any of them as I like them all) OR Maximilian, Maximilianus, Maxfield (any of them)? Nicknamed Mac and Max, obviously, though I'd also call them by their full names from time to time.
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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.
MacKay and MacKinley (and all spelling variations thereof) are totally awful. Sorry.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
This message was edited 12/25/2012, 2:16 PM