Etymograph

English

Max

Max comes from German Max.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentMax
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2002same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentMax
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2002same form

Earliest quotation: 2002, Cynthia Heimel, If You Can't Live Without Me: “Since it seems to me that this fad of…”

Today it means

name A male given name from Latin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Max / Max