Max at a glance
- Meaning
- “greatest”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- MAKS
- Other forms
- Maximilian, Maxime, Massimo, Maxim
Where the name Max comes from
Max is a short form of Maximilian, from the Latin word maximus, and is sometimes short for Maxwell or Maximus. It is now very often given as a name on its own. It is popular in many countries because it is short and works in many languages.