Maximiliano

Maximiliano is a processional—five syllables that roll out like a red carpet. The Spanish and Portuguese expansion of Maximilian, built on the Latin maximus for "greatest," it was carried by Holy Roman emperors and the ill-fated Habsburg prince who briefly ruled Mexico in the 1860s. That history has kept the name in Latin American households ever since. The built-in nicknames Max or Maxi make the full length feel generous rather than heavy. In the United States it has climbed steadily with the Hispanic baby-naming boom and now sits near 298. Imperial, melodic, unapologetically grand—Maximiliano announces itself.