Macsen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Macsen – Meaning: greatest (Welsh form of the Latin name Maximus) – Origin: Welsh (from Latin Maximus) – Gender: Boy


Macsen is a Welsh (from Latin Maximus) boy's name meaning “greatest (Welsh form of the Latin name Maximus)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Macsen

Meaning: Greatest (Welsh form of the Latin name Maximus).

Origin: Welsh (from Latin Maximus).

A common claim: Sometimes said to simply mean "Roman." Actually: It doesn't literally mean "Roman" -- it's the Welsh form of Maximus ("greatest"), referring to a specific historical Roman emperor rather than being a generic word for the people.

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Macsen

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 2002–2024.

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