Maxence

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “greatest.”
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The name is a French form of the Latin name, Maxentius, which is derived from maximus, meaning, “greatest.” This was a nickname of a 4th-century Roman emperor and a rival of Constantine’s.

Originally, in French, Maxence was both feminine and masculine being borne by a male saint of Agde and a female saint of Picardy.

St. Maxence of Agde was a contemporary of St. Hilary of Poitiers, while St. Maxence of Picardy was said to have been an early Scottish princess who fled to Gaul to avoid persecution, she was eventually caught and martyred.

As of 2010, Maxence was the 25th most popular male name in France.

Today, the name is very rarely given to females.

Other forms of the name include:

• Maxentzio (Basque)
• Maxenci (Catalan)
• Maksencije (Croatian)
• Maixent (French)
• Maxens (French)
• Maxent (French)
• Maksentius (Frisian)
• Maxencio (Galician)
• Massenzio (Italian)
• Maxentius (Latin)
• Maksanty (Polish)
• Maksencjusz (Polish)
• Magêncio (Portuguese)
• Maxêncio (Portuguese)
• Majencio (Spanish)