Meaning, origin and history of the name Maxim

Gender Masculine

Usage Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech

Scripts Максім (Belarusian)

Pronounced Pron. /mɐk.ˈsjim/ (Russian) /ˈmak.sɪm/ (Czech) [key ·simplify]

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Alternate transcription of Russian Максім (see Maksim) or Ukrainian Maksym). This is also the Czech form.

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Rootmaximus
DiminutivesMaks, Max (Russian) Maks (Ukrainian) Max (Czech)
Other Languages & CulturesMaxentius, Maximus, Maximilianus (Ancient Roman) Màxim, Max (Catalan) Maksimilijan (Croatian) Max, Maximilian (Danish) Max, Maximiliaan (Dutch) Max, Maxie, Maximilian, Maximillian (English) Max (Finnish) Maxence, Maxime, Max, Maximilien (French) Maksime (Georgian) Max, Maxi, Maximilian (German) Maximilián, Miksa (Hungarian) Massimo, Massimiliano (Italian) Maksims (Latvian) Maksim (Macedonian) Max, Maximilian, Milian (Norwegian) Maksym, Maks, Maksymilian (Polish) Máximo, Maximiliano (Portuguese) Maximilián (Slovak) Maks, Maksimilijan (Slovene) Máximo, Maxi, Maximiliano (Spanish) Max, Maximilian, Milian (Swedish) Maxen (Welsh) Macsen (Welsh Mythology)
Same SpellingMàxim

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formal upper class strong strange serious

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Austria: June 27
Romania: January 21
Romania: April 10

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Entry updated November 16, 2019