Maximus
Pronunciation: MAK-si-məs (key)
Origin of the name Maximus:
Derived from the Latin maximus (greatest).
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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
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