Meaning and origin of Max

The boy's and girl's name Max \max\ is pronounced maks. Short form of Maximilian, Maximo, or Maxwell. Maxime (max-EEM) is a French form. Writer Max Beerbohm; actor Max von Sydow.

Max has 4 variant forms: Maks, Maxence, Maxson and Maxx.


Baby names that sound like Max are Maxy, Maxie and Maxey.

Max is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Max

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Diminutive of Maximilian: Greatest.


Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Diminutive of Maxwell: Magnus' spring. Mac's well. Surname and place name.
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Origin and meaning of Max

Max
Latin
Male
the greatest
1 - Max (English boy name)
Greatest
2 - Max (Latin boy name)
the greatest
3 - Maxen (Welsh boy name)
name from legends
4 - Maxene (English girl name)
Greatest
5 - Maxfield (English boy name)
Field belonging to Mack.
6 - Maxie (Italian girl name)
Greatest
7 - Maxim (Latin boy name)
Greatest
8 - Maxima (Latin girl name)
Miracle Worker
9 - Maxime (French boy name)
Greatest
10 - Maximiano (Spanish boy name)
Greatest
11 - Maximilian (English boy name)
Greatest
12 - Maximilien (French boy name)
Greatest
13 - Maximilienne (French girl name)
Greatest
14 - Maximillia (French boy name)
Greatest
15 - Maximillian (English boy name)
Greatest
16 - Maximino (Portuguese boy name)
Greatest
17 - Maximo (Spanish boy name)
Greatest
18 - Maximos (Greek boy name)
Greatest
19 - Maximus (Greek boy name)
Greatest
20 - Maxina (Latin girl name)
Greatest
21 - Maxine (English girl name)
Greatest
22 - Maxwell (English boy name)
Great Spring
23 - Maxwill (English boy name)
Great Spring on Desired Fortress
24 - Maxx (English boy name)
Greatest
Meaning&Origin
Max is a Latin boys name.
The meaning of the name is `the greatest `.
Where is it used?
The name Max is mainly used in English and in German.
It is an abbreviated form of
Maximilian, used in German and in English.
Maxwell, used in English.
For the opposite sex use:
In English: Maxine (F)
In English: Maxene (F)
See also
In Spanish: Maximiano
In Russian: Maksimilian
In Italian: Massimiliano
In French: Maximilien
In French: Maximilienne
In English: Maximillian
Statistics
The name Max was given to 2458 babies in the USA in 2004. Max was the number 296 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 2434 babies making it the number 164 name that year.
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