# Maxim (given name)

Maxim (more accurately spelled Maksim assuming that "X" is not a consonant, but the conjunction of "K" and "S" sounds; “Maksym”, or "Maxym") is an epicene (or gender-neutral) first name of Roman origin mainly given to males. It is adopted in Slavic-speaking countries such as Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro, as well as in countries which have maintained ties to the Soviet era. The spelling variant Maxime is also common in the French-speaking world. The name is derived from the Latin family name Maximus, meaning "the greatest". Maxim is also a less well-known surname.

## Notable people

Monarchs:
Đorđe Branković, Despot of Serbia, monastic name Maksim.
In Christianity:
* Maxim of Bulgaria, Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
* Serbian Patriarch Maksim I, Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1655-1672)
In literature:
* Maxim Gorky, Russian author and political activist
* Maxim Kalashnikov, Russian author and political activist
* Max Stirner, German philosopher
In music:
* Max Bemis, an American musician and vocalist of Say Anything
* MakSim, a Russian singer
* Maksym Berezovsky, a Ukrainian composer and opera singer
* Maksim Dunayevsky, a Russian film composer
* Maxim Fadeev, Russian singer—songwriter, composer and producer
* Maxim Galkin, Russian and Israeli comedian, television presenter and singer
* Maksim Mrvica, a Croatian pianist
* Maxim Reality, an English singer-songwriter and MC
* Maxim Richarz, a German singer
* Maxim Vengerov, a Russian violin virtuoso and conductor
In sport:
* Can Maxim Mutaf (born 1991), Turkish-Russian basketball player
* Maxim Afinogenov, Russian ice hockey player
* Maksim Burchenko, Russian footballer
* Maksim Buznikin, Russian footballer
* Maksym Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian ballroom dancer
* Maxim Deviatovski, Russian artistic gymnast
* Maksim "Max" Grechkin, Israeli footballer
* Maksym Kalinichenko, Ukrainian footballer
* Maksym Kowal (born 1991), Canadian soccer player
* Maxim Marinin, Russian pair skater
* Maksim Podholjuzin (born 1992), Estonian footballer
* Maksim Romaschenko, Belarusian footballer
* Maksim Shatskikh, Uzbek footballer
* Maxim Staviski, Russian-born Bulgarian world champion ice dancer
* Maksim Zhalmagambetov, Kazakh footballer
In business:
* Maksim Moshkow, Russian businessman
In politics:
* Maksim Konomi (born 1946), Albanian politician
* Maxim Litvinov, Russian revolutionary and diplomat
* Maksym Stepanov (born 1975), Ukrainian politician
In fiction:
* Maxim Kammerer, fictional character in the Noon Universe series
* Maxim de Winter, the second Mrs. de Winter's name for her husband in Rebecca (novel) by Daphne du Maurier
* Maxim, the main hero of Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
In crime:
* Maksim Gelman, imprisoned for murdering 4 people and attempting to murder 5 others

## Articles
### Maxim

* For people, places or things named Maxim, see All pages with titles beginning with Maxim.

### Maksim

* For people, places or things named Maksim, see All pages with titles beginning with Maksim.

### Maksym

* For people, places or things named Maksym, see All pages with titles beginning with Maksym.

## Surname

For people with the surname Maxim, see Maxim (surname).