Is Big actually part of Big Macintosh's name?

[ggg-2 3,553]

It seems odd to include Big in the name of a newborn foal, and when we see him in Applejack's flashback in Cutie Mark Chronicles, he doesn't seem to be any bigger than any other colt of that age.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

Well the credits list him as "Big Mac" so I would hazard to say that the big is a part of his name. It wouldn't sound too odd for a speices that gives its children names like "pound cake"

[Malinter 3,064]

Maybe Mac shares his name with his father so they called him Big to tell them apart XD

[Darker 1,351]

Really? Big is weird in comparison with names like "Pinkie Pie" or "Rainbow Dash", or "Fluttershy"...

 

Big sounds normal in comparison to me.. Also, yeah, it's probably part of his name.

[Invincible 2,091]

I think Big is part of his name. It's possible he was a large (relatively speaking) foal when he was born. And iv'e never heard his name being uttered without the Big in it.

[None 189]

This is how religion starts

[The Crimson Cross 7,532]

I think his name would just be "Macintosh" it makes sense. The "big" part probably comes later on, what with his reputation for being quite strong. Clearly as a filly he wouldn't have nearly as much strength, and wouldn't really be that large.

[ggg-2 3,553]

@The Crimson Cross ....are you calling Big Mac transgender?

[Buck Testa 5,505]

Pretty sure its a nickname in the same way Pinkie is our party ponies nickname. His full name is Macintosh.

[Hastur 505]

This is how religion starts

 ...wat?

 

Anyway, I think that's his name. But I don't like it because it ruined McDonald's for me, 

[Silver Letter 1,832]

It's his name because other ponies not related to him use it. If it was a colloquial form of speech then only family would use it.

[Khaoios 1,970]

Mostly liked yes, since he's always been credited: Big Macintosh

[Red Cedar 1,408]

Granted, the way Equestrian society names its children leaves this way open to debate, however, I imagine he was simply named MacIntosh when he was born (similarly to his cousin, Braeburn). I think the "Big" part started as a nickname that became so ingrained it's virtually considered part of his name by everyone in Ponyville now.

 

By the same token, even with Equestria's odd naming conventions, I doubt even pony parents would have actually named their child "Bulk Biceps". I have a headcanon that he was named Snowflake at birth (the name he was called by the show's production crew prior to his being given a real name) and then legally changed it.

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

Yeah McIntosh apples are huge so Big Macintosh would seem fitting. 

 

Just Macintosh wouldn't sound right as most of the ponies names are two of something you know.

[Guest90210 3,568]

Nah, he probably has another name that's just never said.

[Untitled Goose Q 5,137]

I think it has always been part of his name, as already said, he could have been a large foal.

 

 

Granted, the way Equestrian society names its children leaves this way open to debate, however, I imagine he was simply named MacIntosh when he was born (similarly to his cousin, Braeburn). I think the "Big" part started as a nickname that became so ingrained it's virtually considered part of his name by everyone in Ponyville now.

 

By the same token, even with Equestria's odd naming conventions, I doubt even pony parents would have actually named their child "Bulk Biceps". I have a headcanon that he was named Snowflake at birth (the name he was called by the show's production crew prior to his being given a real name) and then legally changed it.

Given that ponies names usually seem to match their cutie marks, I do wonder if name changing happens quite often.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

I am quite certain that his name is simply "Macintosh Apple", or "McIntosh Apple", and that Big is just a nickname ever since a growth spurt. Before which he might just as easily have been 'Lil' Mac'.

[BitterBubblegum 75]

Big is probably just a nickname.

[Conred 274]

Hey guys, how about an idea that "Big Macintosh" and "Granny Smith" might be names of a different kinds of apples. That would suggest that "Big" and "Granny" is the part of their names. Granny was her name when she was young and Big was also his name when he was small. So yeah.

[ggg-2 3,553]

@ Conred except they're just called Macintoshes not Big Macintoshes. 

[Corne 20]

hes a burger RESPECT IT or else

[Shadowking58 1,137]

I am quite certain that his name is simply "Macintosh Apple", or "McIntosh Apple", and that Big is just a nickname ever since a growth spurt. Before which he might just as easily have been 'Lil' Mac'.

Lil' Mac... huh...? Hmmmmmmmmmm...

[Mae Borowski 356]

Maybe Mac shares his name with his father so they called him Big to tell them apart XD

 

well i just assumed since the apple family has all apple related names (some not all) that big Macintosh just got his name fro a macintosh apple, and they are pretty big so Big Mac is born  

[Cwanky 17,590]

I'm inclined to say that it may be just a nickname. I mean I'm not even sure if "Granny" is Granny Smith's actual name, let alone whether there ranny are apples called Granny Smiths in Equestria.