Boy names with 'x'

valeivegas · October 2010

I really like names that have an 'x' or 'x' ending. I love the name Alexander for our LO but Dh hates it (due to association) so that one's out. Any other suggestions?

We had also thought of Maximillian, (Max for short), but our last name is hard to spell & say, and this would also be a complicated first name. So we thought of Maximus which we like, but do you automatically think of Gladiator then? (that was what our family said when we mentioned Maximus...)

braveangel2 · October 2010

I like the names you have listed, and I'll be honest, Maximus is a strong name, but if both parents are behind it, it can work. Max is becoming a hot name...not necessarily popular, but well-liked, and people are looking for ways to lengthen it. There's a great post on Name Berry about it; I'll go dig it up.

ETA: Here you go...

https://nameberry.com/blog/2009/11/02/hot-baby-name-max-in-the-spotlight/

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alliejo725 · October 2010

I like Maximus, and I think Max is a great NN.

BelleBaby · October 2010

What about Maxwell? I do automatically think "Gladiator" when I hear Maximus.

Xavier, Axel and Rex are the only others I can think of (that are spelled correctly and don't replace a "c" or a "k" with an "x").

GideonsMom · October 2010

I have seen the names Saxton and Dax on these boards before

braveangel2 · October 2010

Here's the famous Maximus thread our dear Eaglefoot started.

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/41429813.aspx

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MelCfromMN · October 2010

I like just Max, here are other "X" names

Axel, Dexter, Felix

Other names that I don't like, but fit the criteria:

Braxton, Bronx, Daxton, Jax/Jaxson, Knox, Lennox, Maddox, Maxson, Paxton, Rex, Xander, Xavi, Xyler.

valeivegas · October 2010

braveangel - I'll have to read all of those posts later in the 'Maximus' thread - thanks for sharing! interesting comments in there - I never thought it would be a name to 'live up to', or that some people would kind of be intimidated by it.. I just want a really strong sounding name.

My "non-x" names are:

Christoper

Nicolaus/Nicolas

But I'm just so afraid he'll end up being Chris or Nick to his friends & at school. I'm really not keen on nicknames, but Max is one I actually like...

braveangel2 · October 2010

Love the suggestion of Felix!

Nick names get discussed quite a bit around here, and the general consensus is that you have control over the name until the kid reaches a certain age and decides how he wants to be called. I think this is why names like Elizabeth and Catherine have been popular for so long...the nick names fit so many people.

Our daughter is Emmeline and that's how she's called. I'll call her E occasstionally, but most people look to us to set the standard, and that doesn't inlcude any nick names. She may change her mind someday.

ClareML10 · October 2010

Knox or Lenox? I also really like Maximus, despite the Gladiator referance

Sdavis4289 · October 2010

I like Maximillian and Mas for short!

My favoraite name with a "x" in the name is Xzavier!

lindsey913 · October 2010

Sdavis4289:

I like Maximillian and Mas for short!

My favoraite name with a "x" in the name is Xzavier!

Tongue Tied

TripMomma · October 2010

We have a Xander and LOVE it!

sunnydaisy · October 2010

Other "Max" names are Maxwell, Maxim, or Maxon.

Some other "x" names that I've heard and don't think have been mentioned:
Baxter
Baxley
Dexter
Nixon
Saxon
Paxon
Pax
Fox
Tex
Lex (usually a nn for Alexander or Alexis)
Onyx