Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. MAK-sehn(Welsh)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Welsh form of Maximus. Magnus Maximus (known as Macsen Wledig in Welsh) was a 4th-century co-ruler of the Western Roman Empire. In Wales he was regarded as the founder of several royal lineages. He appears in the medieval Welsh tale The Dream of Macsen.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesMaximus(Ancient Roman) Maksim, Maxim(Belarusian) Màxim, Max(Catalan) Maxim, Max(Czech) Maxime(French) Maksime(Georgian) Massimo(Italian) Maksims(Latvian) Maksim(Macedonian) Maksym(Polish) Máximo(Portuguese) Maksim, Maxim, Maks, Max(Russian) Máximo(Spanish) Maksim, Maksym, Maxim, Maks(Ukrainian) Maxen(Welsh)

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Entry updated January 21, 2022