Latin origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “the greatest”
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic маѯимъ (maksimŭ), from Greek Μάξιμος (Máximos), from Latin Maximus. Cognate with Russian Макси́м (Maksím).
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- Wiktionary: МаѯимеCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wiktionary (en): MaximusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
