The name Max is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in Latin.
Max is pronounced as MAEKS
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Max is a diminutive of Maximilian, ultimately derived from Maximus. Maximus is a Latin name, derived from the Latin word 'maximus', which means 'greatest'.
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Pronunciation
/ˈmaks/(German, Czech, Russian, Catalan) /ˈmæks/(English) /ˈmɑks/(Dutch) /maks/(French)
Origin
German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Russian, French, Catalan
Meaning
Short form of
Maximilian or
Maxim.
In English it can also be short for
Maxwell, and it coincides with the informal word
Max, short for maximum.Famous bearers include the
German intellectual
Max Weber (1864-1920) and the
German physicist
Max Planck (1858-1947). This name is also borne by the title character
In the Mad
Max series of movies, starting 1979.