It reminds me of corn and a funky yellow colored crayon. And yes people will call him maisy! I too have an oft-mispronounced and misspelled name and would never do it to my children. I like mayes better, I love Hayes! Definitely best as a middle name if at all. The "corny" comment cracked me up! Print these and show them to your hubby so he can see the majority reaction. :)
I don't like that name, sorry! But most importantly, you don't like it, so don't compromise!! Both you and your husband should start over and think of names that you both like - otherwise you will resent him for giving your son a name you don't like. If your husband still insists on Maize, definately make it his middle name. He will thank you one day. Best of luck and don't give in to his first name being Maize - you will never forgive yourself.
i would try and get him to put is as a middle name. you can always call him maize at home and introduce him as maize. but at school he will get teased.
here are my names i like with maize as a middle name-
Edward Maize
Austin Maize
Jeremiah Maize
Caleb Maize
Jacob Maize
Benjamin Maize
Here are some with Maize as the first name-
Maize Ryan
Maize Robert
Maize Richard
Amadeus
Anatoli
Celestino
Nathanial
Nicodemus
You could also try family names, or combine names. Good luck.
so strange .. but i instantly thought:
maize dalton .. initials m.d. .. could be a doctor in the making .. haha
Sorry, I'm with the mom's who don't like Maize for a boy (or at all for that matter). It will be mispronounced, sounds too much like a girls name, and means "corn". Please consider what the child will go through with teasing, etc. at school if you saddle the poor kid with a strange/unusual name. Other kids can be really, really cruel. The advice I was given in picking a name: open your back door, pretend your 5 year old is a block away, yell the name you are considering 4 or 5 times VERY LOUDLY to call him home for dinner; if you don't feel totally stupid yelling that name for all to hear, then go ahead with it. Good luck.
I also agree with several other mom's and don't like the name. Kid's can be so cruel and they can have a field day with Maize. We named my son Colin and people are teasing him about the Colon in your body. He can handle it, but I wish I thought of it before I named him.
One mom said even more importantly yuo don't like it and that's really true. Listen to your intuition and enjoy your baby when he's born! Happy labor day!
How often does anyone use their middle name? My kids recently asked what theirs were! Maize is a noun. and if kids don't know the corn meaning-they know the game you find your way through. Your son has to grow up w/ this name. He will be 50 yrs old one day. I like the way Maize sounds, but, even I would be afraid of the teasing my son would endure. It is more important that the 1st and last names sound good together.
Maize sounds like a girl's name. I would talk your husband out of that name because kids will tease him.
Please don't name your son this as a first name. If you must, only as a middle name, and only if you spell it Mayes. He is bound to be in for a rough time with kids in school if you name him Maize.
ooooh, I gotta be honest, I think that is a ridiculous name if you can talk your husband out of it (since you don't seem so attached to it yourself). Seriously, I immediately thought of CORN. Maize is corn. Second thought was that little cartoon GIRL mouse, maisy. That's a terrible thing to do to a little boy.
I think the middle name of maize would be fine, save him lots of embarrassment in the future.
I love the name. What did you end going with as a middle name?