THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Máximo
Máximo is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Max Soliven, Máximo Macapobre. This snapshot links the name to 2 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
SpanishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Latin Maximus, a cognomen and saint's name.
a male given name from Latin
Wiktionary: Máximo (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Máximo
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Max Soliven
Philippine journalist (1929–2006)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Máximo Macapobre
Filipino activist
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Max Soliven, Máximo Macapobre
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Máximo in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Máximo
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Makiko♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mariko♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Marino·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mario♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Marito·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mabine·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mabini·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Macmod·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Máximo?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Máximo further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q20000642 — Máximo (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Max Soliven (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20000642 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Máximo Macapobre (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20000642 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Máximo (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.