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Максим
“the greatest”
Максим (Maksím) is a masculine given name from Old East Slavic, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Russian, Ukrainian, and Macedonian.
Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Maxim.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Максим goes back to Latin maximus, meaning “the greatest.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Максим comes from Old East Slavic, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Russian usage, Максим developed from Maximus. In Russian usage, Максим developed from Μάξιμος.
Максим’s family of names
In Russian usage, Максим has a diminutive in Макс. In Russian usage, Максим developed from the Latin form Maximus. In Russian usage, Максим has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maximilian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Максим has relatives in 20 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Максим
- Maxim LitvinovSoviet diplomat and foreign minister (1876–1951)
- Max MirnyiBelarusian tennis playerborn 1977
- Maksim BahdanovichBelarusian writer (1891–1917)
- Maxim GalkinRussian television personality, comedianborn 1976
- Maksym RylskyUkrainian poet (1895–1964)
- Maksim ShatskikhUzbekistani footballerborn 1978
- Maksym KalynychenkoUkrainian footballer (born 1979)
- Maxim VengerovRussian violinist, violist, and conductorborn 1974
- Maksim SurayevRussian cosmonaut and politicianborn 1972
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