So, I was messing around today trying to figure out how to, like, combine the names “Maximilian” and “Ibrahimovic” in a cool way. I’m a huge fan of both the historical figure and the soccer player, and I wanted to see if I could mash their names together somehow.

First, I just tried slamming them together: MaximilianIbrahimovic. Boring! Looked super clunky and hard to read. Definitely not what I was going for.
Next, I thought about adding a hyphen. You know, to separate them a bit: Maximilian-Ibrahimovic. Still pretty meh. It helped with readability, but it still felt kinda… uninspired.
- MaximilianIbrahimovic (Fail!)
- Maximilian-Ibrahimovic (Slightly better, but still fail.)
Then, I got a slightly better idea. What if I used a middle initial? Like, Maximilian Z. Ibrahimovic, drawing from Zlatan’s first name. I mean that added an element and a nice touch.
Experimenting with initials…
It’s better, and easy to distinguish the two names.
I even tried switching the order: Ibrahimovic, Maximilian. Still didn’t quite hit the mark. It felt too formal, like a name on a library card or something.

After many trials, I decided that the best and clear way to show respect to both is to use a middle initial from Zlatan’s name.
And that was my little name-combining adventure for the day. Nothing groundbreaking, I know, but I had fun playing around with it!