Names That Mean Great
Max is the greatest, literally: Maximilian, Massimo, Maxim and Maksim all descend from the Latin superlative. Magnus is simply “great”, Latin by way of the Norse, Kabir means great and vast in Arabic, Daichi “great earth” in Japanese and Wei “great, valuable” in Chinese. Big names for small people, and every one of them shortens to something friendly. Each name below comes with its origin and full meaning.
16 names
Boy names that mean great · 13
Dae
Korean
Great, large
BoyVirtue
Daichi
Japanese
Great earth, vast wisdom
BoyNature
Kabir
Arabic / Sanskrit
Great, vast
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Kenta
Japanese
Health, strength, largeness
BoyVirtue
Magnus
Latin / Old Norse
Great
BoyHistorical
Maksim
Russian / Polish
Greatest
BoyHistorical
Massimo
Italian
The greatest
BoyHistorical
Max
Latin / German
Greatest
BoyHistorical
Maxim
Latin / Russian
The greatest
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Maximilian
Latin / German
The greatest
BoyHistorical
Maximiliano
Latin / Spanish
Greatest
BoyHistorical
Maxwell
Scottish / English
Great spring
BoyHistorical
Tae
Korean
Great, big, important
BoyVirtue
Unisex names that mean great · 3
Maxime
French / Latin
The greatest
UnisexHistorical
Tobi
Yoruba (Nigerian / British)
Great is the Lord
UnisexVirtue
Wei
Mandarin Chinese
Great, valuable
UnisexHistoricalVirtue
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