Max

See also: max, max., -max, and мах

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Max, diminutive of Maximilian in the 19th century, later also used as a nickname for Maxwell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæks/
• Rhymes: -æks

Proper noun

Max

1. A male given name from Latin.
   • 2002, Cynthia Heimel, If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?, Grove Press, →ISBN, page 177:

     Since it seems to me that this fad of child-rearing has turned into an actual trend, that babies are an increasingly popular accessory for people-on-the-go, I first want to say to stop naming your boys Max. Max is a perfectly nice name, ensuring its owner a certain precocious sensibility, but there are enough Maxes now. Any more Maxes and the breed will go to the dogs.

   • 2015, Max:

     Kyle: Okay, Max. Search.

2. A diminutive of the male given names Maximilian and Maxwell.
   • 2023 June 15, Eli Masket and Michelle Watson, “A city in Michigan votes to permanently ban Pride flags from display on public property during Pride Month”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 June 2025:

     Hamtramck is described in the resolution as “one of the most diverse cities in the United States.” The city has a large immigrant presence and all the city council members are of the Muslim faith, city manager Max Garbarino told CNN Thursday. Hamtramck was also the first known city in the US to inaugurate an all-Muslim government, CNN previously reported.

   • 2025 July 22, Max Pond, “What is Durfing? (Explained by a Mormon)”, in LDS Quotations‎^[2], archived from the original on 22 December 2025:

     Hi, I’m Max Pond. I’m an active mormon, or member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

3. A diminutive of the female given name Maxine.

Derived terms

• Mad Max
• Maxie
• Maxine
• Max Meadows

Related terms

• (male given name): female form: Maxine

Anagrams

• XMA, ǀXam

Danish

Proper noun

Max

1. a male given name borrowed from German

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Max. Equivalent to a shortening of Maximiliaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑks/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Max
• Rhymes: -ɑks

Proper noun

Max m

1. a male given name

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Max, German Max, vernacular forms of Latin Maximus, Maximinus and Maximilianus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑks/, [ˈmɑ̝ks̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑks

Proper noun

Max

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Max (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Max	Maxit
genitive		Maxin	Maxien
partitive		Maxia	Maxeja
illative		Maxiin	Maxeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Max	Maxit
accusative	nom.	Max	Maxit
	gen.	Maxin
genitive		Maxin	Maxien
partitive		Maxia	Maxeja
inessive		Maxissa	Maxeissa
elative		Maxista	Maxeista
illative		Maxiin	Maxeihin
adessive		Maxilla	Maxeilla
ablative		Maxilta	Maxeilta
allative		Maxille	Maxeille
essive		Maxina	Maxeina
translative		Maxiksi	Maxeiksi
abessive		Maxitta	Maxeitta
instructive		—	Maxein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Max (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maxini Maxini accusative nom. Maxini Maxini gen. Maxini genitive Maxini Maxieni partitive Maxiani Maxejani inessive Maxissani Maxeissani elative Maxistani Maxeistani illative Maxiini Maxeihini adessive Maxillani Maxeillani ablative Maxiltani Maxeiltani allative Maxilleni Maxeilleni essive Maxinani Maxeinani translative Maxikseni Maxeikseni abessive Maxittani Maxeittani instructive — — comitative — Maxeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maxisi Maxisi accusative nom. Maxisi Maxisi gen. Maxisi genitive Maxisi Maxiesi partitive Maxiasi Maxejasi inessive Maxissasi Maxeissasi elative Maxistasi Maxeistasi illative Maxiisi Maxeihisi adessive Maxillasi Maxeillasi ablative Maxiltasi Maxeiltasi allative Maxillesi Maxeillesi essive Maxinasi Maxeinasi translative Maxiksesi Maxeiksesi abessive Maxittasi Maxeittasi instructive — — comitative — Maxeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maximme Maximme accusative nom. Maximme Maximme gen. Maximme genitive Maximme Maxiemme partitive Maxiamme Maxejamme inessive Maxissamme Maxeissamme elative Maxistamme Maxeistamme illative Maxiimme Maxeihimme adessive Maxillamme Maxeillamme ablative Maxiltamme Maxeiltamme allative Maxillemme Maxeillemme essive Maxinamme Maxeinamme translative Maxiksemme Maxeiksemme abessive Maxittamme Maxeittamme instructive — — comitative — Maxeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maxinne Maxinne accusative nom. Maxinne Maxinne gen. Maxinne genitive Maxinne Maxienne partitive Maxianne Maxejanne inessive Maxissanne Maxeissanne elative Maxistanne Maxeistanne illative Maxiinne Maxeihinne adessive Maxillanne Maxeillanne ablative Maxiltanne Maxeiltanne allative Maxillenne Maxeillenne essive Maxinanne Maxeinanne translative Maxiksenne Maxeiksenne abessive Maxittanne Maxeittanne instructive — — comitative — Maxeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Maxinsa Maxinsa accusative nom. Maxinsa Maxinsa gen. Maxinsa genitive Maxinsa Maxiensa partitive Maxiaan Maxiansa Maxejaan Maxejansa inessive Maxissaan Maxissansa Maxeissaan Maxeissansa elative Maxistaan Maxistansa Maxeistaan Maxeistansa illative Maxiinsa Maxeihinsa adessive Maxillaan Maxillansa Maxeillaan Maxeillansa ablative Maxiltaan Maxiltansa Maxeiltaan Maxeiltansa allative Maxilleen Maxillensa Maxeilleen Maxeillensa essive Maxinaan Maxinansa Maxeinaan Maxeinansa translative Maxikseen Maxiksensa Maxeikseen Maxeiksensa abessive Maxittaan Maxittansa Maxeittaan Maxeittansa instructive — — comitative — Maxeineen Maxeinensa

Statistics

• Max is the 134^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,764 male individuals (and as a middle name to 856 more), and also belongs to 30 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Etymology

Clipping of Maxime, Maximilien, Maxence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maks/

Proper noun

Max m

1. a male given name
2. a diminutive of the male given names Maxime, Maximilien, and Maxence

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maks]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Max

1. an a popular diminutive of the male given name Maximilian

Derived terms

• Mäxchen

See also

• Hans
• Fritz
• Hinz
• Kunz
• Petz
• Lutz

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒks]
• Rhymes: -ɒks

Proper noun

Max

1. Max

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Max	Maxok
accusative	Maxot	Maxokat
dative	Maxnak	Maxoknak
instrumental	Maxszal	Maxokkal
causal-final	Maxért	Maxokért
translative	Maxszá	Maxokká
terminative	Maxig	Maxokig
essive-formal	Maxként	Maxokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Maxban	Maxokban
superessive	Maxon	Maxokon
adessive	Maxnál	Maxoknál
illative	Maxba	Maxokba
sublative	Maxra	Maxokra
allative	Maxhoz	Maxokhoz
elative	Maxból	Maxokból
delative	Maxról	Maxokról
ablative	Maxtól	Maxoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Maxé	Maxoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Maxéi	Maxokéi

Possessive forms of Max

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Maxom	Maxaim
2nd person sing.	Maxod	Maxaid
3rd person sing.	Maxa	Maxai
1st person plural	Maxunk	Maxaink
2nd person plural	Maxotok	Maxaitok
3rd person plural	Maxuk	Maxaik

Swedish

Etymology

From German Max. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1825.

Pronunciation

• Homophones: macks, max

Proper noun

Max c (genitive Max)

1. a male given name
   • 1975, Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 113:

     Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an. Bara inte Donald.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)