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Maximilian
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Maximilián
English
Alternative forms
en Maximillian modern rare
Etymology
From en de Maximilian, ultimately of en la - origin.
Pronunciation
en [ˈmæksɪmɪljən]
en ɪljən 4
en Max im i lian
Proper noun
en male Latin, rare in English.
en February 9 1820 w:Leigh Hunt Names The Indicator XVIII It is as well certainly not to call a parcel of idle and ragged young rogues by the titles of Augustus, Orlando, and Theodore: nor does it sound very fitting and heroical to hear a father cry out pompously to his little boy, as we did once, - "You, Sir, there, - Maximilian,- come out of the gutter."
Derived terms
en Max Maximiliann Maximilianna Maximilianne
Translations
male given name
Albanian: sq Maksimilián m, sq Maksimiliján m, sq Maksimilján m
Catalan: ca Maximilià
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 馬克西米利安 Mǎkèxīmǐlì'ān
Czech: cs Maxmilián
Dutch: nl Maximiliaan
Esperanto: eo Maksimiliano
French: fr Maximilien
German: de Maximilian
Hungarian: hu Miksa
Italian: it Massimiliano
Polish: pl Maksymilian m-pr
Portuguese: pt Maximiliano
Russian: ru Максимилиа́н m
Slovene: sl Maksimiljan m, sl Maksimilijan m
Spanish: es Maximiliano
Swedish: sv Maximilian
Ukrainian: uk Максиміліан
Vietnamese: vi Maximilianô
German
Etymology
Saint's name from de la Maximilianus, a derivative of la Maximus "the greatest". It was used in German royal houses after Friedrich III chose it for his son in 1459, explaining it as a combination of the names of two Roman generals, Maximus and Aemilianus.
Pronunciation
de [maksiˈmiːli̯aːn]
de De-at Maximilian.ogg Austria
de De-Maximilian.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Ma xi mi li an
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male currently in Germany
Related terms
de Max Maximiliane
Romanian
Etymology
ro :bor de:Maximilian<ety:uder<la:Maximilianus>> 2 1
Pronunciation
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Maximilian.wav
Proper noun
m
ro German
References
Swedish
Etymology
From sv de Maximilian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1695.
Proper noun
c
sv male
Related terms
sv Max