Maxwell

Maxwell \ma-xwel(l), max-we-ll\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Maxwell is pronounced as MAH-KSWehL- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Maxwell: 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)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Maxwell?

Maxwell is an English and Scottish name of Old English origin. The first name is from the Scottish family name, which is itself from a place name around the River Tweed, near Melrose in the former county of Roxburgh. In the 12th century, baby name Maccus, the son of the Saxon lord Undewyn, obtained a title of land on the River Tweed. There was a pool on the grounds which was called 'Maccus' Wiel', and the land was subsequently named Mackeswell after this pool. Mackeswell is a combination of Maccus, a form of Makkr the Old Norse form of Magnus, and the element 'waell' (pool, stream, spring, well); thus it means 'Maccus' pool'. Various spellings of the surname have been recorded, including Maccuswell, Mackisuuell, Maxwaile, Maxwale, and Maxweell. The name Maxwell was borne as a middle name by Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879-1964), a Canadian-born newspaper tycoon, politician, and writer; his descendants have been given his middle name as a first name. Maxwell has 14 variant forms. Variant forms of Maxwell include nicknames for Mackswel, meaning of Mackswell, Mackswil name, nicknames for Mackswill, Mackwelle pronounciation, meaning of Maxwel, Maxwelle pronounciation, baby name Maxwil, name Maxwill origin, meaning of Maxwille, and Maxy meaning of name. The short forms Max name (also used in Latin) and Maxie name variations, and the diminutive Maxx meaning are other English variants. Maxwell is popular as a baby boy name. The name rose in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1999 with 0.164% of baby boys being given the name Maxwell. It had a ranking of #106 then. The baby name has experienced a fall in frequency since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.147% and its ranking #134, however it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after nicknames for Max, among all boy names in its family. In 2010, it was more regularly used than Maxwell by 28% .

List of baby names Maxwell:

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The baby name Maxwell fun facts:

The name Maxwell in reverse order is "Llewxam".

The numerological value of the name Maxwell is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Maxwell?

Maxwell is in the top names in USA.