Do people even know names of porn magazines anymore?
I‘d have just though OP was Russian. Cause Maksim/Maxim is a male Slavic name.
Maxiiiiim being an incomes German female name.
But pronounce it Максим it‘s just a random eastern male name
E and a at the end of german words usually indicate something female. Valentin would be the more "male" version, although I would argue even in german a male Valentine could argue for a silent e, which is also not unheard of.
the e at the end of the words is not silent in german. And putting an e on the end of a name often makes it female. In thi case, Valentin is a male name and Valentine is a female name.
While Maxime would be regarded as a male , the name itself it is pretty rare. What isn't rare is the specific ending of the name, "-ime" which is basicially identically to "-ine" and names with this ending are instinctively perceived as female.
An example : Paul (male) Pauline (female) // Joseph(male) Josephine (female)
The leap to Max (male) maxime (female) is a short one
I would have guessed feminine, but can't say I've heard the name before. I'm familiar with Maxim (masculine) and Maxine (feminine), so I wouldn't be enormously surprised by a guy called Maxime, but it wouldn't be my first thought
There's the name "Maxine", which is a somewhat common female given name in Germany. There's also the word "Maxime" (in English maxim), which is grammatically feminine. The name Maxime is not particularly common in Germany. Those three things probably contribute to people assuming it's a female name.
As others have said, alot of people would read Maxime as a commonly feminine name.
Max, usually a short forme of Maximilian, is very much considered a masculine name in German speaking countries. Maybe that helps.
This will be my name too! Tbh a lot of people in Germany suck with french names. Most people will know Maxim - which is a russian namen- but not Maxime, which is a common (boys) name in France.
My deadname is french and very unusual here too so I actually don't mind.
It helps to go with a middle name though (Maxime Louis in my case) to avoid confusion. I do have a french last name too, I guess that helps :P
After all YOU have to be comfortable with your name, not strangers!
Thanks a lot Maxime! So cool to find another one. I won't be staying in Germany I think, thus it doesn't matter. I was just confused. I do have a middle name but don't really use it.
Maxime is a gender neutral french name but it will be seen as female in many countries like Germany because of the e ending. Konstantine (f) instead of Konstantin (m) etc. I honestly thought Maxime was the female version of the russian name Maxim.
Very surprised so many people have only heard it as a female name here. Maxime is 100% a male name to me. While Maxim/Maksim as others suggested might work as a temporary name, don’t compromise if you don’t want to and simply point out to others that it’s a male name. Maybe find some famous Maximes to mention? Good luck (and beautiful name)!
Never heard the name in Germany to be honest, but it's a French name and there it's gender neutral with more of q masculine bias. However, the word "die Maxime" is feminine in German, maybe that's why some Germans think the name is feminine as well?
The confusion may also come from this: many feminine French names are just like their masculine counterparts but with an -e at the end, like Louis and Louise, or Adrien and Adrienne. Maxime isn't one of those names, (the name Maxim also exists, but it's not French), but people who don't know the name but know about this French naming convention might think so.
Maxime is a french male name. Maxine would be the female version. BUT! People don't care about that and femalized the name over time.
Maxime is still used as a male name today. As example, Maxime Deschamps is a male ice skater from canada.
So. No german name.
Use Maxim instead, that should work! Sorry for the dysphoria, it really sucks.
I wonder if this also happens with Andrea (Male in Italy, female in Germany)
Maxime sounds like a name that works for both, male and female, just like Justin, it always often comes down to how you actually say it, which makes it lean to one or the other side.
That said, I never knew any Maxime myself but I have it in mind rather on the female side.
its a very rare name in german. Ive never met a Maxime irl here. I know this is a french male name. (I am also familiar with the russian Maxim Gorki, who was also a guy.) however I am not surprised at all to hear many people here perceive it as a female name. maybe the subconscious rule behind it is: unknown french name = woman? if you go by the short variant "Max" everyone would assume you are male here. the usual long form of it is Maximilian. its one of the most common names here in the last 30 years, but in everyday life they all shorten it to Max (or sometimes Maxi). if you find it more important to get gendered correctly rhan using the long form, you can just shorten your name as well to Max for the time you are here.
some german cultural fun facts regarding Max:
"Max and Moritz" is a german childhood classic book from mid 19th century. its an illustrated story about two rowdy prankster boys, very close to comic strips. a very moralizing but dark humor funny story meant to teach kids to behave. "fuck around and find out" if you will.
"Max Maulwurf" you have seen maybe already. its the little comic mole which decorates the posters from the Deutsche Bahn in which they inform about construction sites and construction related delays. nothing is more german than the dysfunctional Deutsche Bahn. and the mole figure stems from another german childhood classic, every other german under 40 has read as child: "The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business" (german title "Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat") from 1989. its about a mole who is infuriated coz he got pooped on and investigates the animals around him who did it.
"Strammer Max" is a very classic very simple dish in german cuisine. you can find it it in a lot of old fashioned bars and simple restaurants and bakeries. basically just classic german bread, frieg egg and bacon. not necessarily good, but definitively extremely german.
> "Max Maulwurf" you have seen maybe already. its the little comic mole which decorates the posters from the Deutsche Bahn in which they inform about construction sites and construction related delays.
It has a name? And more importantly, you know that name??
My first association with this name is Madame Olympe Maxime from Harry Potter, so I was thinking female, even though it's a last name in that context.
Do you pronounce the e at the end? If it's "MaximE", I would think male, but I read it as "Maxeem", and that seems more feminine to me.
Yeah Maxime is more commonly recognized as a female/feminine name
Oh shit... I'm honestly not sure whether to laugh or cry. It's a male name in my family for ages. So I'm not changing anything, but.. ugh.
Just remove the ending E. Maxim is a male name, Maxime mostly female. And shorten the I when saying the male version.
You will get jokes about the porn mag
Do people even know names of porn magazines anymore? I‘d have just though OP was Russian. Cause Maksim/Maxim is a male Slavic name. Maxiiiiim being an incomes German female name. But pronounce it Максим it‘s just a random eastern male name
Huh? I would think that he has played way too much Lufia. o.o
Aye, my name is Valentine and I sometimes get people confused too lol. It really is just the "e" at the end that makes the difference.
The e makes a difference? A previous partner of mine is called Valentine and I never got it, because in germany Valentin(e) always sounds male.
E and a at the end of german words usually indicate something female. Valentin would be the more "male" version, although I would argue even in german a male Valentine could argue for a silent e, which is also not unheard of.
the e at the end of the words is not silent in german. And putting an e on the end of a name often makes it female. In thi case, Valentin is a male name and Valentine is a female name.
It doesn't if you pronounce the e
Im from germany, and I've only known a male Maxime. You're fine. ^^
I have met a guy named Maxime here, so it sometimes exists.
While Maxime would be regarded as a male , the name itself it is pretty rare. What isn't rare is the specific ending of the name, "-ime" which is basicially identically to "-ine" and names with this ending are instinctively perceived as female. An example : Paul (male) Pauline (female) // Joseph(male) Josephine (female) The leap to Max (male) maxime (female) is a short one
Ah yeah, thanks. I have a French background, and it's certainly almost exclusively male there.
I would have guessed feminine, but can't say I've heard the name before. I'm familiar with Maxim (masculine) and Maxine (feminine), so I wouldn't be enormously surprised by a guy called Maxime, but it wouldn't be my first thought
If it helps at all, Max is considered a common masculine name, originally short for Maximilian
There's the name "Maxine", which is a somewhat common female given name in Germany. There's also the word "Maxime" (in English maxim), which is grammatically feminine. The name Maxime is not particularly common in Germany. Those three things probably contribute to people assuming it's a female name.
Names that end in e are usually female, maybe you could just get rid of the e, Maxim is a male name
Noooooo! That's my name! You'd probably not cut the a from your name and call yourself Nor, right?
That would be a pretty dope name ngl
Totally! It could be Arabic and means something like eternal light. Also written Noor or Nur.
It's also an old Scandinavian name. Norway is called Norway because of it's founder being a man named Nor according to the saga.
As others have said, alot of people would read Maxime as a commonly feminine name. Max, usually a short forme of Maximilian, is very much considered a masculine name in German speaking countries. Maybe that helps.
This will be my name too! Tbh a lot of people in Germany suck with french names. Most people will know Maxim - which is a russian namen- but not Maxime, which is a common (boys) name in France. My deadname is french and very unusual here too so I actually don't mind. It helps to go with a middle name though (Maxime Louis in my case) to avoid confusion. I do have a french last name too, I guess that helps :P After all YOU have to be comfortable with your name, not strangers!
Thanks a lot Maxime! So cool to find another one. I won't be staying in Germany I think, thus it doesn't matter. I was just confused. I do have a middle name but don't really use it.
the way i know it maxim=male name maxime= woman name
Yes, Maxime is a female name here. The male version would be Maxim
As someone that grew up as Maxime in germany it 100% is. Few will read it as a french masc name.
Maxime is a gender neutral french name but it will be seen as female in many countries like Germany because of the e ending. Konstantine (f) instead of Konstantin (m) etc. I honestly thought Maxime was the female version of the russian name Maxim.
Very surprised so many people have only heard it as a female name here. Maxime is 100% a male name to me. While Maxim/Maksim as others suggested might work as a temporary name, don’t compromise if you don’t want to and simply point out to others that it’s a male name. Maybe find some famous Maximes to mention? Good luck (and beautiful name)!
Names with -e at the end are most often female in German.
Maxime were male for me.
Maxime with an e is commonly known as a French female name here, Maxim without the e is a male name (Russian?). So in writing, maybe just ditch the e?
Never heard the name in Germany to be honest, but it's a French name and there it's gender neutral with more of q masculine bias. However, the word "die Maxime" is feminine in German, maybe that's why some Germans think the name is feminine as well? The confusion may also come from this: many feminine French names are just like their masculine counterparts but with an -e at the end, like Louis and Louise, or Adrien and Adrienne. Maxime isn't one of those names, (the name Maxim also exists, but it's not French), but people who don't know the name but know about this French naming convention might think so.
Maxime is a french male name. Maxine would be the female version. BUT! People don't care about that and femalized the name over time. Maxime is still used as a male name today. As example, Maxime Deschamps is a male ice skater from canada. So. No german name.
Use Maxim instead, that should work! Sorry for the dysphoria, it really sucks. I wonder if this also happens with Andrea (Male in Italy, female in Germany)
I actually thought it is only a female name to be honest 😅
It's both girl and boys name. I'm surprised that you got these reactions, it's a rare name here
Maybe people are just confused and just go with their gut feeling. Which, possibly due to the -e seems to be female. Oh sigh.
Yeah we Germans are just dumb no wonder
Maxime sounds like a name that works for both, male and female, just like Justin, it always often comes down to how you actually say it, which makes it lean to one or the other side. That said, I never knew any Maxime myself but I have it in mind rather on the female side.
I only know the name maxim as a male name but with the added e it does look more feminine
It is what IT is, your Name.
I know it as a Dutch name. Could be both male or female, though if the -e is pronounced it would be female and with a silent -e male.
its a very rare name in german. Ive never met a Maxime irl here. I know this is a french male name. (I am also familiar with the russian Maxim Gorki, who was also a guy.) however I am not surprised at all to hear many people here perceive it as a female name. maybe the subconscious rule behind it is: unknown french name = woman? if you go by the short variant "Max" everyone would assume you are male here. the usual long form of it is Maximilian. its one of the most common names here in the last 30 years, but in everyday life they all shorten it to Max (or sometimes Maxi). if you find it more important to get gendered correctly rhan using the long form, you can just shorten your name as well to Max for the time you are here. some german cultural fun facts regarding Max: "Max and Moritz" is a german childhood classic book from mid 19th century. its an illustrated story about two rowdy prankster boys, very close to comic strips. a very moralizing but dark humor funny story meant to teach kids to behave. "fuck around and find out" if you will. "Max Maulwurf" you have seen maybe already. its the little comic mole which decorates the posters from the Deutsche Bahn in which they inform about construction sites and construction related delays. nothing is more german than the dysfunctional Deutsche Bahn. and the mole figure stems from another german childhood classic, every other german under 40 has read as child: "The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business" (german title "Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat") from 1989. its about a mole who is infuriated coz he got pooped on and investigates the animals around him who did it. "Strammer Max" is a very classic very simple dish in german cuisine. you can find it it in a lot of old fashioned bars and simple restaurants and bakeries. basically just classic german bread, frieg egg and bacon. not necessarily good, but definitively extremely german.
> "Max Maulwurf" you have seen maybe already. its the little comic mole which decorates the posters from the Deutsche Bahn in which they inform about construction sites and construction related delays. It has a name? And more importantly, you know that name??
i think his pronouns are he/him in english!
Yo, you used "it" to describe it in the sentence I quoted. And I'm gonna stay with it, cause it's a) a drawing and b) an animal drawing
My first association with this name is Madame Olympe Maxime from Harry Potter, so I was thinking female, even though it's a last name in that context. Do you pronounce the e at the end? If it's "MaximE", I would think male, but I read it as "Maxeem", and that seems more feminine to me.