What Does the Name Maxwell Mean

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Maxwell Name Meaning

EnglishFrom a Scottish surname meaning "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name MAGNUS, combined with Old English wella "stream". A famous bearer of the surname was James Maxwell...

Origin: EnglishGender: Boy
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1 Maynard
2 Martzel
3 Mathéo
4 Mayeso
5 Mercury
6 Maxentius
7 Martí
8 Martialis
9 Mateus
10 Marcellus
11 Masamba
12 Mayrbek
13 Medhat
14 Mateusz
15 Masud
16 Mavuto
17 Maqsud
18 Marinus
19 Maoilios
20 Meallán
21 Malachy
22 Malkhaz
23 Maximus
24 Mahavira
25 Maurus
26 Marduk
27 Marijn
28 Martinho
29 Marco
30 Makara
31 Massoud
32 Maikel
33 Mamadou
34 Mahatma
35 Marat
36 Melville
37 Maxence
38 Menashe
39 Mahmud
40 Mahdi
41 Mainio
42 Matéo
43 Melech
44 Malvolio
45 Marwin
46 Markel
47 Majid
48 Maquinna
49 Mahavir
50 Mateu
51 Merari
52 Mário
53 Meindert
54 Marshall
55 Melisizwe
56 Maalik
57 Maximino
58 Matthieu
59 Matthew
60 Malte
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