First name Maxwell - Meaning, Origin and Rating
Origin
English, Scottish
Nameday
Meaning
from a Scottish-English family name, which in turn goes back to a place name, the place name was originally "Maccus's Wiel," meaning "Pond of Maccus"
Famous people with the first name Maxwell
- Ghislaine Maxwell (British-American entrepreneur)
- Robert Maxwell (Lord Maxwell)
- Lukita Maxwell (Indonesian-American actress)
- Anna Maxwell Martin (Actor)
- Elisabeth Maxwell (French Holocaust researcher)
- James Clerk Maxwell (Scientist)