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Max
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max max. -max мах
English
Etymology
en de Max, diminutive of Maximilian in the 19th century, later also used as a nickname for en Maxwell.
Pronunciation
en /mæks/
en æks 1
Proper noun
en male Latin.
en 2002 Cynthia Heimel If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet? 177 Grove Press 0802139507 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.
en 2015 Max Kyle: Okay, Max. Search.
en male Maximilian,Maxwell.
en Eli Masket and Michelle Watson A city in Michigan votes to permanently ban Pride flags from display on public property during Pride Month w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/15/us/hamtramck-michigan-ban-pride-flags-public-property 2023-06-15 Hamtramck is described in the resolution as “one of the most diverse cities in the United States.” The city has a large immigrant presence and all the city council members are of the Muslim faith, city manager Max Garbarino told CNN Thursday. Hamtramck was also the first known city in the US to inaugurate an all-Muslim government, CNN previously reported. https://web.archive.org/web/20250630064803/https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/15/us/hamtramck-michigan-ban-pride-flags-public-property
en Max Pond What is Durfing? (Explained by a Mormon) LDS Quotations https://ldsquotations.com/blog/what-is-durfing-explained-by-a-mormon/ 2025-07-22 Hi, I’m Max Pond. I’m an active mormon, or member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. https://web.archive.org/web/20251222212059/https://ldsquotations.com/blog/what-is-durfing-explained-by-a-mormon/
en female Maxine.
Derived terms
en Mad Max Maxie Maxine Max Meadows
Related terms
male given name female form: en Maxine
Anagrams
en amx XMA ǀXam
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male borrowed from German
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from nl de Max. Equivalent to a shortening of nl Maximiliaan.
Pronunciation
nl /mɑks/
nl Nl-Max.ogg
nl Max
nl ɑks 1
Proper noun
m
nl male
Finnish
Etymology
From fi sv Max, fi de Max, vernacular forms of fi la Maximus, la Maximinus and la Maximilianus.
Pronunciation
maks
Proper noun
fi male
Declension
0 Max a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 4764 856 134 30
References
French
Etymology
fr :clipping Maxime, Maximilien, Maxence
fr Maxime, Maximilien, Maxence.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr male
fr male Maxime,Maximilien,Maxence
German
Pronunciation
de [maks]
de De-at Max.ogg Austria
de De-Max.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male a popular Maximilian
Derived terms
de Mäxchen
See also
de Hans
de Fritz
de Hinz
de Kunz
de Petz
de Lutz
Hungarian
Pronunciation
hu ɒks 1
Proper noun
hu proper noun
en Max
Declension
Maxo oMax ai
Swedish
Etymology
From sv de Max. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1825.
Pronunciation
sv macks max
Proper noun
c
sv male
sv 1975 Christer Kihlman Dyre prins Wahlström & Widstrand 9146121315 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.