Maxim
\mak.sim\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \mak.sim\ |
Origin and meaning
* As a given name, from Latin Maximus (“greatest”), superlative of magnus (“great”). Borne by several early Christian saints. * As a French or Dutch surname, from the given name. * For the machine gun, named after American and British inventor Hiram Maxim (1840–1916).
Where it is mostly given
- Belgium
- Estonia
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Russia
- Belarus
- Moldova
- Ukraine
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).