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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1638. From Latin Maximus.
Maksims m
- a male given name from Latin of Latvian speakers
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Макси́м (Maksím).
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Maksims was the only given name of 6692 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.