Max

See also max

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from the German diminutive of Maximilian in the 19th century, later also used as a nickname for Maxwell.

Proper noun

Max

1. A male given name.
   • 2002 Cynthia Heimel: If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet? Grove Press 2002. ISBN 0802139507 page 177:

     Since it seems to me that this fad of child-rearing has turned into an actual trend, that babies are an increasingly popular accessory for people-on-the-go, I first want to say to stop naming your boys Max. Max is a perfectly nice name, ensuring its owner a certain precocious sensibility, but there are enough Maxes now. Any more Maxes and the breed will go to the dogs.

Related terms

• female form: Maxine

Anagrams

• ǀXam, XMA

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Danish

Proper noun

Max

1. A male given name borrowed from German.

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French

Proper noun

Max

1. A male given name, diminutive of Maxime and Maximilien.

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German

Proper noun

Max

1. A male given name, a popular diminutive of Maximilian.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Max

1. A male given name borrowed from German in the 19th century.