Maxwell

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Maxwell is the given first name of Lord Beaverbrook, a prominent 20th-century British-Canadian newspaper magnate and politician.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
derivedFrom Maxwell (surname)
diminutive Max
etymologyContains Maccus
well
genderAssociation male
hasCategory English masculine given names
Given names derived from surnames
Scottish masculine given names
hasLanguageOfOrigin English
hasNotableBearerNationality British
Canadian
hasNotableBearerOccupation newspaper magnate
politician
hasUsage British English
Canadian English
English
Scottish
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
isGivenNameOf Lord Beaverbrook
surface form: Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

Lord Beaverbrook
surface form: Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Baron Beaverbrook

Lord Beaverbrook
surface form: Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook
isToponymicInOrigin true
meaning Maccus’s stream
Maccus’s well
shortForm Max
usedAsFirstNameSinceCentury 19th century

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Cedric Maxwell familyName Maxwell
Lord Beaverbrook givenName Maxwell
Max Scherzer givenName Maxwell
Maxwell D. Taylor givenName Maxwell
Max hasVariant Maxwell
Max shortFormOf Maxwell