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 [ 2 syll. ma-xim, max-im ] The boy name Maxim is pronounced as MAEKSahM KEY. Maxim is used chiefly in the German, Russian, Czech, and French languages, and its origin is Latin. From the element 'maximus' which means greatest. The first name is derived from the Roman nickname Maximus (Latin), which was later used also as a Roman given name. The name was borne by various medieval saints, including Saint Maximus the Confessor (580-662), a prominent theologian and writer. The pseudonym Maxim Gorky was adopted by the Russian writer Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov (1868-1936), a founder of the socialist realism literary. The name Maxima (Spanish) is the female form of Maxim. Macsen (Welsh), Maksim (Russian), Massimo (Italian), Maxence (French), Maxime (French), Maximos (Greek), Maximus (English), and Máximo (Portuguese) are variants of Maxim. Maxim is a variant of the name Maximilian (English and German) in the Czech and French languages. Maxim is a somewhat popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.015% of baby boys being given the name Maxim. Its ranking then was #701. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Maxim, Maximus (English) was the most popular. Its use outnumbered Maxim's by 4 times in that year. Baby names that sound like Maxim include Macsen (Welsh), Maksim (Russian), Maksym (English and Russian), Manson (English), Mason (English), Maxime (French), Maximo (Spanish), Mazen (Arabic), Mazin (Arabic), Máximo (Portuguese), Michon (French), Mingan, Moswen, MacGowan (Irish), Massimo (Italian), Mutasim (Arabic), Maximino (Spanish), and Maximiano (Spanish). A famous person named Maxim is Author Maxim Gorky, born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, 16 March 1868. KEY: English pronunciation for Maxim: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"   |
