Maximilien

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Maximilien

Say it: mak-see-mee-LYAN

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Meaning

From Latin Maximilianus, a derivative of Maximus 'greatest'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Borrowed from the Habsburg emperors and revived in France recently.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

330 babies given this name since 1987
At its height in 1998, about 1 in 119,400 boys
9 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

German	Maximilian
Italian	Massimiliano

Famous bearers

Maximilien Robespierre

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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