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Maxwell (male)

Diminutive(s):Max (M)
Pet Name(s):Maxie (M)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Scottish and English, derived from the Scottish surname which came from a place-name on the River Tweed in Scotland meaning "Magnus's (or Mack's) stream".
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