Maynard

German

"hardy, brave, strong"

Maynard Origin and Meaning

The name Maynard is a boy's name of German origin meaning "hardy, brave, strong".

Sometimes pronounced MAY-nerd, which is death to a name. However, the name Maynard was given to 25 boys in 2022.

Maynard Rank in US Top 1000

# 977 in the US

Popularity of the name Maynard

• 1755 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Maynard

• Maynard James Keenan lead singer of Tool, A Perfect Circle & Puscifer
• Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr., American politician; 1st black mayor of Atlanta
• (Walter) Maynard Ferguson Canadian jazz musician
• Maynard Pirsig American legal scholar
• Maynard Australian radio and TV presenter
• Maynard Dixon American painter
• John Maynard Keynes 1st Baron Keynes, English economist
• Rex Maynard Linn American actor

The name Maynard in Pop Culture

• Maynard G. Krebs character on TV's "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"
• Maynard James "MJ" Delfino son of Mike and Susan on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
• Maynard Keyes character from the movie "The Sasquatch Gang"
• Maynard character in film "Pulp Fiction"
• Brother Maynard character in film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

International Variations of the name Maynard

• Meinhard German