Meaning & History
Roman family name that was derived from Latin maximus "greatest". Saint Maximus was a monk and theologian from Constantinople in the 7th century.
Related Names
Feminine FormMaxima
Other Languages & CulturesMaksim, Maxim(Belarusian) Màxim, Max(Catalan) Maxim, Max(Czech) Maxime, Max(French) Maksime(Georgian) Massimo(Italian) Maksims(Latvian) Maksim(Macedonian) Maksym, Maks(Polish) Máximo(Portuguese) Maksim, Maxim, Maks, Max(Russian) Máximo(Spanish) Maksim, Maksym, Maxim, Maks(Ukrainian) Maxen(Welsh) Macsen(Welsh Mythology)