Max Name Meaning & Origin
Max
Pronunciation: n/a
Origin of the name Maxine:
Modern feminine form of Max, a short form of Maximilian, which is a compound name composed from the Latin names Maximus (greatest) and Aemiliānus.
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Maximum "Max" Ride, main character in the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
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