Gender: M
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: "great stream"
Popularity in 2008: #134
A happy medium between the weighty Maximilian and the laid-back Max. Lance Armstrong recently chose it for his son. Early influences on the name's revival include Maxwell Smart of the television show, and now movie, "Get Smart," and the Beatles song about Maxwell's Silver Hammer.
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