About Maxwell
The name Maxwell is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Old English words "mæx" meaning "mack" or "son of" and "wela" meaning "well" or "stream." Therefore, the name Maxwell can be interpreted to mean "son of Mack's well" or "son of the stream."
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Most individuals with the name Maxwell are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -8.18% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Maxwell in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Maxwell using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.