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FOR REAL: Though it is used on its own more often than not these days, Max began as a pet form of Maximilian or Maxwell. Maximilian comes from the Latin name Maximilianus, which is derived from Maximus, meaning "greatest." Maxwell is a Scottish surname coming from a place name meaning "Magnus's stream; brook."

diminutives: Maxy

related names: Maximilian, Maxwell, Maxine, Maxim, Maximo, Massimo

Words using the same root: maximum, maxim