What does Maxim mean?

Maxim means "greatest"

How do we pronounce Maxim?

Maxim \ma-xim, max-im\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Maxim is pronounced as Mah-KS-IYM 1.

1 Pronunciation for Maxim: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Maxim?

Maxim is used predominantly in the English, German, Russian, Czech, and French languages, and its origin is Latin. From the element 'maximus' which means greatest. The first name is derived from the Roman nickname Maximus (Latin), which was later used also as a Roman given name. The name was borne by various medieval saints, including Saint Maximus the Confessor (580-662), a prominent theologian and writer. The pseudonym Maxim Gorky was adopted by the Russian writer Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov (1868-1936), a founder of the socialist realism literary. Maxim is a variant of the name Maximilian name (English and German) in the Czech and French languages. The name what does the name Maxima mean (English and Spanish) is the female form of Maxim. Maxim has 20 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English consist of Macimilian definition, what does the name Maksym mean, Mancho meaning of name, nicknames for Maxemilian, Maxemilion meaning of name, Maxie name, baby name Maximilianus, meaning of Maximillano, Maximillian meaning of name, Maximino meaning, nicknames for Maximus, and Maxymilian meaning and origin. Foreign variants of Maxim consist of name Macsen meaning (Welsh), name Maksim (Russian), Massimo pronounciation (Italian), name Maxence meaning (French), Maxime meaning of name (French), Maximiano name variations (Spanish), Maximos name (Greek), and meaning of Máximo (Portuguese). Maxim is a somewhat popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.015% of baby boys being given the name Maxim. Its ranking then was #701. In 2010, its usage was 0.015% and its ranking #731. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Maxim, meaning of Maximus was the most popular. In 2010, its use outnumbered Maxim's by 5 times.

A famous person named Maxim is Author Maxim Gorky, born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, 16 March 1868.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Maxim:

short names for Maksim (Russian), Maxime name (French), name Macan origin, MacBaine name, short names for MacBayn, MacBayne definition, name MacBeane, Macen meaning of name, name Macin meaning, what does the name Mackan mean, Mackean name, Macken name variations, Mackin pronounciation, Mackon name, name Mackun, what does the name Mackyn mean, name MacMahon origin, meaning of Macmahon, Macon meaning, and nicknames for MacQueen.

The baby name Maxim fun facts:

The name Maxim in reverse order is "Mixam".

The numerological value of the name Maxim is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Maxim?

Maxim is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames