Maximilian
/[ˈmæksɪmɪljən]/ name
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Proper Noun
- 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.""
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More examples"Maximilian was as nervous as Sophie."
Etymology
From German Maximilian, ultimately of Latin origin.