Male Ukrainian name (Максим)
Maksym (Ukrainian: Максим) is a male name of Latin origin meaning «greatest», «mightiest», «great». Crisp and confident, with clear Roman imagery.
The name derives from Latin Maximus («greatest, highest») — a common Roman cognomen borne by distinguished generals, senators, and emperors. In Christian tradition it became established through several early saints, notably Saint Maximus the Confessor (7th century), one of the greatest theologians of the Eastern Church, and Saint Maximus of Turin. It came to Kyivan Rus through Greek-Byzantine literature. In Ukraine, Maksym is an ancient and venerable name; it was borne by Maksym Zalizniak (18th century), one of the leaders of the Koliivshchyna uprising.
From Latin Maximus («greatest») — the superlative of magnus («great»).
Equivalents in other languages: Maximus (Latin), Massimo (Italian), Maxime (French), Máximo (Spanish), Maksymilian / Maks (Polish), Max (English, German, Czech, French), Maksim (Russian, Belarusian, Macedonian), Maksims (Latvian), Maksime (Georgian).
Максимеан, Максимко, Максимонько, Максимочко, Мак, Максимунь, Симуньо, Максимка, Максик, Масик, Максюта, Максюша, Мака, Максі, Максо.
| Nominative | Максим |
| Genitive | Максима |
| Dative | Максимові |
| Accusative | Максима |
| Instrumental | Максимом |
| Locative | Максимові |
| Vocative | Максиме |