Maximilian

/[ˈmæksɪmɪljən]/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin, rare in English.

    "It is as well certainly not to call a parcel of idle and ragged young rogues by the titles of Augustus, Orlando, and Theodore: nor does it sound very fitting and heroical to hear a father cry out pompously to his little boy, as we did once, - "You, Sir, there, - Maximilian,- come out of the gutter.""

Example

More examples

"Maximilian was as nervous as Sophie."

Etymology

From German Maximilian, ultimately of Latin origin.

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