Maximus: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Maximus

Maximus

Pronunciation: MAK-si-məs (key)

Origin of the name Maximus:

Derived from the Latin maximus (greatest).

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Max, Maxim, Maximo

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Maximus is my cats name. i named him after The movie Gladiator.

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Maximus is the main character of the 2000 movie "Gladiator": Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And he will have his vengeance in this life or the next.

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Global Popularity of the Name Maximus

  • #160 in Canada (Alberta)
  • #258 in United States
  • #289 in Canada (British Columbia)
  • #424 in Scotland