Comments for the name Maximilian

I think this is the perfect name for a boy - regal, like most Latin names, yet still applicable for today. If I have a son, this will certainly be his name!

A lot of people on here really like this name and I honestly can't see what's so great about it.

I prefer Maxwell which is easy to say and spell. The nickname Max is great.

Popular name in Germany, pronounced muks-ee-MEE-li-ahn.
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Listen to the German pronunciation of Maximilian here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

It's also Dutch. This was my Opa's (grandpa) name.

This was the full name of Maxim de Winter in Daphne du Marier's novel Rebecca.

This is the name of Goofy's son in a Goofy Movie and An Extremely Goofy Movie.

Czech form is Maxmilian. [noted -ed]
Name Day: 29th May.

Saint Maximilian Kolbe. He volunteered to die in the place of someone else at a Nazi concentration camp so the other man could stay with his family. They tried to starve him and the others with him to death, and he had them singing songs the whole time. Everbody with him eventually starved to death, but Maximilian wouldn't die. Extremely angry and frustrated with this, the Nazis eventually killed him with lethal injection.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony named their son Maximilian David.

This name sounds so snobbish and pretentious. It also sounds like "makes a million". It shows the parents want their son to make it big (in a selfish way, not a good one). What kind of message are you sending to your son?

The Norwegian pronunciation (with "English" words for the Englishmen) is Maxi-MI-li-an (mi as in "me", li as in "lee").

Hey, it's not that bad.

Extremely pretentious and over the top, and in most cases nowadays, only used so the parents can get the trendy nickname Max. If you're only ever going to call the kid Max, unless this is a family name, just name him Max and skip the pretense of giving him a long-winded name like this.

Maksimilijan is the Croatian form.

This name is so pretentious and over the top... I love it. XD.

In Daphne du Marier's novel Rebecca, Laurence Olivier's character's name is George Fortescue Maximilian de Winter, but he's called Maxim.

I've always liked this name. When I was little I thought it was a nickname that meant something like "Max is worth a million." I really like it though.

A popular name amongst the German aristocracy, and the name of several of the Holy Roman Emperors.

It's a name which says quite clearly, "I'm better than you and always will be".

You have to love it.

Maximilian Goof, Goofy's son. His full name was revealed in "A Goofy Movie."

Maximilian II of Bavaria was the son of King Ludwig I and his wife Therese. He was King of Bavaria between 1848-1864.

Maximilian (1573-1651) was the second son of William V, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Renata of Lorraine. He later became Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria.

Maximilian (1774-1778) was one of the sons of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and his wife Maria Luisa of Spain.

Maximilian was the name of one of the sons of King Christian II of Denmark and his wife Isabella of Austria. He also had a twinbrother named Philip.

Maximilian (1756-1801) was the youngest son of Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis. He was the younger brother of Marie Antoinette.

Maximilian (1558-1618) was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and his wife Maria of Spain.

Maximilian (1638-1639) was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain.

Maximilian (1459-1519) was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and his wife Leonor of Portugal. He later became Emperor Maximilian I.

Maximilian (1727-1777) was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and his wife Maria Amalia. He later became Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria.

Maximilian (1704-1709) was the youngest son of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria and his second wife Theresa.

Maximilian (1662-1726) was the son of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and his wife Enrichetta of Savoy. He later became Elector of Bavaria himself.

Maximilian (1638-1705) was the son of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria and his wife Maria Anna.

Maximilian (1870-1951) was the son of King George of Saxony and his wife Maria Ana of Portugal.

Maximilian (1769-1838) was the son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony and his wife Maria Antonia.