Maxwell
Maxwell is a girl name of English origin, meaning From the great stream.
What Maxwell means
From the great stream.
Maxwell sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Maxwell comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Maxwell is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Maxwell?
In the girl name rankings we track, Maxwell falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Maxwell
Maxwell spans Celebrity and water and the sea, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Maxwell
These share Maxwell's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Stormi — Stormy weather; a tempestuous spirit.
- Banks — Dweller by the riverbank.
- Moses — Drawn from the water; deliverer.
- Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
- Apple — The sweet apple fruit.
- Birdie — Little bird.
- Blue — The colour of the sky and sea.
- Brooke — A small stream.
- Chicago — From the windy city; place of wild onion.
- Dream — A cherished hope or vision.
- Journey — A life's voyage.
- Kulture — Culture; heritage and art.
More English names
- Mason — Worker in stone.
- May — The hawthorn blossom; the fifth month.
- Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
- Maybelle — Lovable and dear.
- Marigold — The golden marigold flower.
- Meadow — A field of wildflowers.
- Maisie — Pearl; child of light.
- Mercy — Compassion and forgiveness.
- Mabel — Lovable and dear.
- Mortimer — Still water; dead sea.