What do you think of Maverick?

UltrasoundTechMommy · May 2011

Please comment! We need help with names for our first child!

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maiziejenga · May 2011

great for a dog...not so much for a person. Can you imagine job interviews? I'm all about unusual names, my sister is September...

sweetpea2003 · May 2011

As the wife of a Naval Aviator I would recommend against it. The "Top Gun" references will be endless.

Puppylove*85 · May 2011

I would steer clear of Maverick because of the political overtones from the last presidential election.

scorch · May 2011

I like it but I could not get away with naming my child that. Im not cool enough Big Smile

Just give him a 'safe ' MN like John or James for him to fall back on .

plunderb · May 2011

Maverick sounds like you're trying too hard.

It's like the male equivalent of Amunique.

Cinamom · May 2011

I think of the basketball team.

TanyaKM · May 2011

My husband loved this name, but it was an immediate veto from me. Not a fan.

Jetta83306 · May 2011

All I can think of is Top Gun when I hear this name

hjk5000 · May 2011

Where do I start...Sarah Palin, Top Gun, the Mel Gibson movie. I don't like it.

StrawberryAlarmClock · May 2011

Negative, Ghost Rider.

Amanda&EricB · May 2011

I voted for "It's ok". I like it in theory, I'm just not sure about an actual child. But I really do like it.

saham07 · May 2011

very ghetto!!

SailorGray · May 2011

I instantly think of Top Gun and then I wold think you were trying to be funny by naming your LO after a character in an 80's movie.

HeyJune · May 2011

What about Dominic? Similar sound without being a noun/adjective, a Top Gun reference, or reminiscient of Sarah Palin.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maverick

ara_cale · May 2011

mj.reilly:
Tom Cruise (Top Gun)
Sarah Palin
... yeah, not good associations in my mind ? at all.
Great name for a malamute / husky, though!

This exactly, right down to the dog suggestion.

catch2010 · May 2011

It's my dog's name, and it fits him very well. So, if you're planning on having a 100-pound shepherd/rottweiler mix, go for it.

rkto · May 2011

Woodsie:
I voted "it's ok". I'm actually surprised that I don't mind it that much. I think it would only work for certain families though, like if the kid will be growing up in the rodeo circuit or if he'll grow up on a ranch that he will for sure inherit (which is pretty common in my area lol). Otherwise, it would be cheesy.

He could go by Rick later on if he didn't want to use Maverick professionally.

I agree with all of this. I also immediately thought of a rancher.

Mrs. Alice · May 2011

Great for a pet or a sports team, not for a person though

moxie9 · May 2011

I like this name, and I like what it means. SO and I were thinking about it for a boy, but we were met with a lot of negative criticism from the world at large. We prob wouldn't have gone through with it for a number of reasons, but I still think this name is awesome in a guilty pleasure kind of way.

Moxie27 · May 2011

don't prefer.

nndidiamaka · May 2011

I actually know a little boy (age 4) named Maverick. I really, really, don't like the name, but it seems to fit him. That said, however, his Mom is ALWAYS being asked how she came up with it. And yes, he is named after Top Gun.

Funny thing is, that his little sister is named Lucy. Such a cute, common name.

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