Maxymilian
Latin · Boy · 4 syllables
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About the name Maxymilian
The name 'Maxymilian' means "greatest" and derives from the Latin name *Maximilianus*, a combination of *maximus* ("greatest") and the suffix *-ilianus*.
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Etymology
The name 'Maxymilian' means "greatest" and derives from the Latin name *Maximilianus*, a combination of *maximus* ("greatest") and the suffix *-ilianus*. It is primarily used in Polish and other Slavic Catholic cultures, notably associated with Saint Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Franciscan friar martyred at Auschwitz.
Maxymilian currently ranks #13,578 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2006.
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