Maximilian

• modern, rare: Maximillian

From German Maximilian, ultimately of Latin origin.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmæksɪmɪljən]
• Rhymes: -ɪljən

Maximilian

1. A male given name from Latin, rare in English.
   • 1820 February 9, Leigh Hunt, “Names”, in The Indicator, number 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."

Saint's name from Latin Maximilianus, a derivative of 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.

• IPA^(key): [maksiˈmiːli̯aːn]

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• Hyphenation: Ma‧xi‧mi‧li‧an

Maximilian

1. a male given name, popular currently in Germany

Borrowed from German Maximilian, from Latin Maximilianus.

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Maximilian m (genitive/dative lui Maximilian)

1. a surname from German

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

From German Maximilian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1695.

Maximilian c (genitive Maximilians)

1. a male given name

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