{"id":136,"date":"2010-10-01T16:12:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T21:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maxhopkins.com\/?p=136"},"modified":"2010-10-15T13:30:59","modified_gmt":"2010-10-15T18:30:59","slug":"max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maxhopkins.com\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"The Name Max"},"content":{"rendered":"

The boy’s name Maxwell<\/strong> is pronounced MAKS-wel<\/em>. It is of Old English<\/a> origin, and the meaning of Maxwell is “Mack’s stream<\/a>“. Place<\/a> name. Mack<\/a> was probably based on the name Magnus<\/strong><\/a> (Latin<\/a>) “great<\/a>“. See also Mac<\/strong><\/a>. Editor<\/a> Maxwell Perskins; playwright<\/a> Maxwell Anderson.<\/p>\n

Maxwell has 1 variant form: Maxwelle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information, see also the related name Max<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maxwell is a somewhat common first name for men (#695 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#404 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)<\/p>\n

MAXIMILIAN<\/p>\n

Gender:<\/strong> Masculine<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Usage:<\/strong> German<\/a>, English<\/a>, Scandinavian<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Pronounced:<\/strong> mahk-see-MEE-lee-ahn (German)<\/strong>, mak-si-MIL-ee-\u00c9\u2122n (English)<\/strong>, mak-si-MIL-y\u00c9\u2122n (English)<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0[key]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

From the Roman name Maximilianus<\/em>, which was derived from MAXIMUS<\/a>. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint<\/a> and martyr. In the 15th century the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III gave this name to his son and eventual heir. In this case it was a blend of the names of the Roman generals Fabius Maximus and Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, who Frederick admired. It was subsequently borne by a second Holy Roman Emperor, two kings of Bavaria, and a short-lived Habsburg emperor of Mexico.<\/p>\n

The boy’s name Maximilian<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 is of Latin<\/a> origin, and the meaning of Maximilian is “greatest<\/a>“. The name of three Roman<\/a> emperors<\/a> and various saints<\/a>. The name is popular<\/a> in Germany<\/a>. Actor<\/a> Maximilian Schell.<\/p>\n

Maximilian has 26 variant forms: Mac<\/strong><\/a>, Mack<\/a>, Maks<\/strong><\/a>, Maksim<\/a>, Maksym<\/a>, Maksymilian<\/a>, Massimiliano<\/a>, Massimo<\/a>, Max<\/strong><\/a>, Maxey<\/a>, Maxemilian<\/a>, Maxemilion<\/a>, Maxie<\/a>, Maxim<\/a>, Maxime<\/a>, Maximilian<\/strong><\/a>, Maximiliano<\/a>, Maximilianus<\/a>, Maximilien<\/a>, Maximillian<\/a>, Maximino<\/a>, Maximo<\/a>, Maximos<\/a>, Maxy<\/a>, Maxymilian<\/a> and Maxymillian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saints<\/p>\n