Names like Maximus
Maximus is a three-syllable Latin name that ends in -us. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Maximus.
Marius Latin · possibly "of Mars" or "manly"; Les Misérables' idealistic young lover
Atticus Latin · from Attica
Julius Latin · Roman family name, possibly linked to Jove
Marcellus Latin · diminutive of Marcus, linked to Mars, the god of war
The same roots
Also Latin names, from the tradition Maximus comes from.
Augustus Latin · "great, venerable, majestic"
Octavius Latin · means eighth in Latin, historically the birth name of the future Emperor Augustus
Agustin Latin · Spanish form of Augustine, from 'augustus' meaning 'great, venerable'
Maximilian Latin · "greatest," from the Roman Maximus; by tradition coined by Emperor Frederick III to combine two Roman generals' virtues for his son, and a Habsburg signature ever after. The grandest route to Max there is
The same feel
Also classic and royal names.
Darius Persian · upholder of good, possessing goodness; famously borne by Darius the Great, who expanded the Persian Empire to its height
Nicholas Greek · victory of the people, from the Greek Nikolaos; the fourth-century saint of Myra whose secret gift-giving grew into Santa Claus, a name borne by five popes and two tsars, and the 1990s American staple behind Nick, Cole and Colin
Adolphus Germanic · A Latinized form of Adolf, from Old High German athal, noble, and wolf, wolf.
Lorenzo Italian · from Laurentum, crowned with laurel (Italian form of Lawrence)
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Maximus, on a similar curve.
Cassius Latin · Roman family name, traditionally linked to Latin cassus, 'empty, vain'
Adrian Latin · from Hadria
Demarcus African American · modern compound of the prefix 'De-' with Marcus (Latin, 'dedicated to Mars')
Titus Latin · Roman praenomen; meaning uncertain
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