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What does Maxwell mean?
Maxwell 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced MAKS-wel. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Maxwell is "Mack's stream". Place name. Mack was probably based on the name Magnus (Latin) "great". See also Mac. Editor Maxwell Perskins; playwright Maxwell Anderson.
STARTS WITH Max-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, stream (river), great
Variations
VARIANT Maxwelle
SEE ALSO Max
FEMININE FORM Maxwelle
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Maxwell Kallen (M.K.), ..
How popular is Maxwell?
Maxwell is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#695 out of 1220, Top 57%) and an even more prominent last name for both adults and children (#458 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Maxwell reached its peak rank of #106 in the U.S. in 1999, and is presently at #135. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Maxwell (#135 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) listed in the Top 2000 are Mac (#1009), Mack (#632), Magnus (#782) and Max (#136). Usage of these forms of Maxwell was well-received among parents in 2016 (MEDIAN #568) and is almost as conventional today (#538, ▼11%). Max has generally been the top pick of parents, although Magnus appears to be gaining favor too, while Mack is now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Anwell, Atwell, Axell, Boswell, Caddell, Caldwell, Capell, Carnell, Carswell, Carvell, Caswell, Crowell, Danell, Darnell▼, Darrell▼, Darvell, Elwell, Ewell, Farrell, Harrell, Hartwell, Harwell, Harwill (see Hartwell), Haskell▼, Howell, Jarell, Jarvell, Ladell, Larell, Larnell, Lowell▼, Macneal, Macneill, Mandel, Mandell, Manoel, Mansell, Manuel▼, Manuela, Manuelo, Manvel, Manvill (see Manville), Marcell, Marcello, Marcelo▲, Marcely, Mardel, Markel, Markell, Martel, Martell, Marvel, Marvell, Marzell, Maurell, Maxfield, Maxie, Mcdowell, Mendell, Merrell, Mikell, Morell, Mykell, Newell, Nowell, Oswell, Powell, Rancell, Randell▼, Ranell, Samwell, Sewell, Wadell, Wardell and Xaviell. These names tend to be less commonly used than Maxwell.
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