Maxim (more accurately spelled Maksim assuming that "X" is not a consonant, but the conjunction of "K" and "S" sounds; “Maksym”, or "Maxym") is an epicene (or gender-neutral)
first name of Roman origin mainly given to males. It is adopted in
Slavic-speaking countries such as Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro, as well as in countries which have maintained ties to the Soviet era. The spelling variant Maxime is also common in the French-speaking world. The name is derived from the Latin family name
Maximus
Maximus (Hellenised as Maximos) is the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest". In this connection it may refer to:
* Circus Maximus (disambiguation)
* Pontifex maximus, the highest priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome
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, meaning "the greatest".
Maxim is also a
less well-known surname.
Notable people
Monarchs:
Đorđe Branković, Despot of Serbia, monastic name Maksim.
In Christianity:
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Maxim of Bulgaria, Patriarch of the
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
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Serbian Patriarch Maksim I, Patriarch of the
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church#Constit ...
(1655-1672)
In literature:
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Maxim Gorky, Russian author and political activist
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Maxim Kalashnikov, Russian author and political activist
*
Max Stirner, German philosopher
In music:
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Max Bemis, an American musician and vocalist of Say Anything
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MakSim, a Russian singer
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Maksym Berezovsky, a Ukrainian composer and opera singer
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Maksim Dunayevsky, a Russian film composer
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Maxim Fadeev, Russian singer—songwriter, composer and producer
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Maxim Galkin, Russian and Israeli comedian, television presenter and singer
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Maksim Mrvica, a Croatian pianist
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Maxim Reality, an English singer-songwriter and MC
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Maxim Richarz, a German singer
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Maxim Vengerov, a Russian violin virtuoso and conductor
In sport:
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Can Maxim Mutaf (born 1991), Turkish-Russian basketball player
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Maxim Afinogenov, Russian ice hockey player
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Maksim Burchenko, Russian footballer
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Maksim Buznikin, Russian footballer
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Maksym Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian ballroom dancer
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Maxim Deviatovski, Russian artistic gymnast
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Maksim "Max" Grechkin, Israeli footballer
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Maksym Kalinichenko, Ukrainian footballer
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Maksym Kowal (born 1991), Canadian soccer player
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Maxim Marinin, Russian pair skater
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Maksim Podholjuzin (born 1992), Estonian footballer
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Maksim Romaschenko
Maksim Yorevich Romaschenko (, ; born 31 July 1976) is a Ukrainian-Belorussian professional association footballer, football coach and former player, who played as a midfielder, most notably for FC Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Moscow. He made 64 appear ...
, Belarusian footballer
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Maksim Shatskikh, Uzbek footballer
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Maxim Staviski, Russian-born Bulgarian world champion ice dancer
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Maksim Zhalmagambetov, Kazakh footballer
In business:
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Maksim Moshkow, Russian businessman
In politics:
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Maksim Konomi (born 1946), Albanian politician
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Maxim Litvinov, Russian revolutionary and diplomat
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Maksym Stepanov (born 1975), Ukrainian politician
In fiction:
*
Maxim Kammerer, fictional character in the Noon Universe series
*Maxim de Winter, the second Mrs. de Winter's name for her husband in
''Rebecca'' (novel) by Daphne du Maurier
*Maxim, the main hero of ''
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals''
In crime:
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Maksim Gelman, imprisoned for murdering 4 people and attempting to murder 5 others
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Articles
;Maxim
*For people, places or things named Maxim, see .
;Maksim
*For people, places or things named Maksim, see .
;Maksym
*For people, places or things named Maksym, see .
Surname
For people with the surname Maxim, see
Maxim (surname).
See also
*
Maxim (disambiguation), general disambiguation page
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Maxime, the equivalent name in French
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Massimo, the equivalent name in Italian
References
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East Slavic masculine given names
Masculine given names
Macedonian masculine given names
Bulgarian masculine given names