Maxwell
See also: maxwell
English
Etymology
From an earlier form Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's well or spring", from Old English welle (“well”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmækswɛl/
- Homophone: maxwell
Proper noun
Maxwell
- A Scottish habitational surname from Mackeswell near Melrose.
- Any of various widely known persons so named, such as James Clerk Maxwell.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Colusa County, California.
- A township in Sangamon County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Story County, Iowa.
- A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
- A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
- A village in Colfax County, New Mexico.
- An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.
- A hamlet in Grey Highlands municipality, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
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