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A man I know, Mr Payne, recently became a father of baby boy. Mr. Payne together with his wife chose a name for their newly-arrived pride and joy: Max.

So the baby's full name is now, you guessed it: Max Payne (no middle name).

For those of you who don't know why you don't want to name your son Max Payne. Here's a link to a wiki article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne

In short, Max Payne is a tragic video game character. Basically Max (an undercover policeman) in the course of the game go on a bloody one-man rampage to avenge the death of his wife and daughter, all in a gritty film-noir environment.

Should I tell Mr. Payne of his unfortunate naming? Hopefully before Max starts getting aspirations about becoming a policeman?

P.S. The parents in all likelihood never heard of the video game!

No, leave it be. It is...destiny

A man I know, Mr Payne, recently became a father of baby boy. Mr. Payne together with his wife chose a name for their newly-arrived pride and joy: Max.

So the baby's full name is now, you guessed it: Max Payne (no middle name).

For those of you who don't know why you don't want to name your son Max Payne. Here's a link to a wiki article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne

In short, Max Payne is a tragic video game character. Basically Max (an undercover policeman) in the course of the game go on a bloody one-man rampage to avenge the death of his wife and daughter, all in a gritty film-noir environment.

Should I tell Mr. Payne of his unfortunate naming? Hopefully before Max starts getting aspirations about becoming a policeman?


Its his kid and he can name him whatever he wants.

A man I know, Mr Payne, recently became a father of baby boy. Mr. Payne together with his wife chose a name for their newly-arrived pride and joy: Max.

So the baby's full name is now, you guessed it: Max Payne (no middle name).

For those of you who don't know why you don't want to name your son Max Payne. Here's a link to a wiki article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne

In short, Max Payne is a tragic video game character. Basically Max (an undercover policeman) in the course of the game go on a bloody one-man rampage to avenge the death of his wife and daughter, all in a gritty film-noir environment.

Should I tell Mr. Payne of his unfortunate naming? Hopefully before Max starts getting aspirations about becoming a policeman?

Maybe he's a fan of the video game and did it on purpose?

I think it'd be cool to be named after something.

Nah, let them find out for themselves.

Yeah I think this kid is heading for trouble in school. Can you imagine the teasing? Hey look its Max Pain....painfull :(

Yeah I think this kid is heading for trouble in school. Can you imagine the teasing? Hey look its Max Pain....painfull :(

Until young Max demonstrates the power of bullettime :p

it could be worse, he could be named 'Darth Vader' or something... :p

You need to have the Russian mafia kill his parents on his 16th birthday!

So what, not everyone is that much into gaming. I at first thought of a movie, but that one's called "Major Payne". :) Now that's a person you don't want your kid called after!

Should I tell Mr. Payne of his unfortunate naming? Hopefully before Max starts getting aspirations about becoming a policeman?Would it even still be an issue in 10 years, let alone 20?

So what, not everyone is that much into gaming. I at first thought of a movie, but that one's called "Major Payne". :) Now that's a person you don't want your kid called after!Well, it beats being called Major Major Major (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Major_Major) (like one tragic character in catch-22, who incidently is a major)

Max, dearest of all my friends...

They'll find out when the movie is released anyway.
;)

Well, that was fun... in a fuckin' terrible, sick, not-at-all-fun kinda way.

I just hope the kid never has one of those weird dream sequences...that shit was creepy, not to mention irritating.

Only in passing not in 'oh my gawd, this is such a huge issue!' way. There a lots of people with the same names as movie characters and cartoons and there lives havent suffered any for it. Its not a big deal, its a minor irritation/laugh perhaps but then not

Just give him a copy of the game for the kid's first birthday.

it could be worse, he could be named 'Darth Vader' or something... :p

Something I'd name my kid.

Just give him a copy of the game for the kid's first birthday.
...or a couple of guns :)

Well, it beats being called Major Major Major (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Major_Major) (like one tragic character in catch-22, who incidently is a major)
Or consider Ima Hogg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg).

or even 'Emma Lemon', I used to know someone called that lol

A man I know, Mr Payne, recently became a father of baby boy. Mr. Payne together with his wife chose a name for their newly-arrived pride and joy: Max.

So the baby's full name is now, you guessed it: Max Payne (no middle name).

For those of you who don't know why you don't want to name your son Max Payne. Here's a link to a wiki article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne

In short, Max Payne is a tragic video game character. Basically Max (an undercover policeman) in the course of the game go on a bloody one-man rampage to avenge the death of his wife and daughter, all in a gritty film-noir environment.

Should I tell Mr. Payne of his unfortunate naming? Hopefully before Max starts getting aspirations about becoming a policeman?

P.S. The parents in all likelihood never heard of the video game!
he probably heard the name in a commercial, and it stuck. just bring it up in friendly conversation... you might find that he knows about the game and liked the name.