The name Maximus is a Roman family name, which is derived from the Latin word "maximus" meaning "greatest, largest".
Famous bearers
Bearers include Cassius Maximus Tyrius or Maximus of Tyre, a Greek rhetorician and philosopher who flourished in the 2nd century;
Valerius Maximus, a Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes. He flourished in the reign of Tiberius.
