Max

See also: max, max., -max, and мах

English

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 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.

   • 2015 Max

     Kyle: Okay, Max. Search.

Related terms

• female form: Maxine

Anagrams

• XMA, ǀXam

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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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maks]

• Audio (Austria)

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Proper noun

Max

1. A male given name, a popular shortened form of Maximilian.

Derived terms

• Mäxchen

See also

• Hans
• Fritz
• Hinz
• Kunz
• Petz
• Lutz

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒks]

Proper noun

Max

1. Max

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Max	Maxok
accusative	Maxot	Maxokat
dative	Maxnak	Maxoknak
instrumental	Maxszal	Maxokkal
causal-final	Maxért	Maxokért
translative	Maxszá	Maxokká
terminative	Maxig	Maxokig
essive-formal	Maxként	Maxokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Maxban	Maxokban
superessive	Maxon	Maxokon
adessive	Maxnál	Maxoknál
illative	Maxba	Maxokba
sublative	Maxra	Maxokra
allative	Maxhoz	Maxokhoz
elative	Maxból	Maxokból
delative	Maxról	Maxokról
ablative	Maxtól	Maxoktól

Possessive forms of Max
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Maxom	Maxaim
2nd person sing.	Maxod	Maxaid
3rd person sing.	Maxa	Maxai
1st person plural	Maxunk	Maxaink
2nd person plural	Maxotok	Maxaitok
3rd person plural	Maxuk	Maxaik

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Max. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1825.

Proper noun

Max c (genitive Max)

1. A male given name.
   • 1975 Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 113:

     Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an. Bara inte Donald.