Maximilian
See also: Maximilián
English
editAlternative forms
edit- modern, rare: Maximillian
Etymology
editFrom German Maximilian, ultimately of Latin origin.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMaximilian
- 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."
Derived terms
editTranslations
editmale given name
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German
editEtymology
editSaint'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.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMaximilian
- a male given name, popular currently in Germany
Related terms
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Maximilian, from Latin Maximilianus.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editMaximilian m (genitive/dative lui Maximilian)
- a surname from German
References
edit- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names][1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom German Maximilian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1695.
Proper noun
editMaximilian c (genitive Maximilians)
- a male given name
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