Max (given name)

Max () is a unisex given name. For males, often short for Maximilian, Maxim, Maksym, Maxwell, Maxfield, or Maximus in English; Maximos in Greek; or Maxime or Maxence in French. For females, it is often short for Maxine. Almost all Max names derive from the Latin Maximus, in circulation since the Classical Era and used in Ancient Rome as a cognomen. This was the third name in the three-part system known as the tria nomina. The cognomen began as a nickname and would have been given to men of the patrician class who demonstrated traits of greatness. The name Maximus was introduced to the Celtic Britons during the 1st century Roman occupation. Maximus the Confessor was a 7th-century monk and theologian from Constantinople. Notable people and characters with the name include: