Gender Masculine
Usage German, English, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning & History
From the Roman name Maximilianus, which was derived from Maximus. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint and martyr. In the 15th century the Holy Roman emperor Frederick III gave this name to his son and eventual heir. In this case it was a blend of the names of the Roman generals Fabius Maximus and Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus (see Emiliano), whom Frederick admired. It was subsequently borne by a second Holy Roman emperor, two kings of Bavaria, and a short-lived Habsburg emperor of Mexico.
Related Names
VariantMaximillian(English)
DiminutivesMax, Maxi(German) Max, Maxie(English) Max, Milian(Swedish) Max, Milian(Norwegian) Max(Danish)
Feminine FormsMaximiliane(German) Maxene, Maxine(English)
Other Languages & CulturesMaximilianus(Ancient Roman) Maksimilijan(Croatian) Maxmilián, Max(Czech) Maximiliaan, Max(Dutch) Max(Finnish) Maximilien, Max(French) Miksa(Hungarian) Massimiliano(Italian) Maksymilian, Maks(Polish) Maximiliano(Portuguese) Maksimilian(Russian) Maximilián(Slovak) Maksimilijan, Maks(Slovene) Maximiliano, Maxi(Spanish)
Same SpellingMaximilián
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