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Maxwell

Pronunciation: /ˈmækswɛl/

The English word “Maxwell” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. Any of various widely known persons so named, such as James Clerk Maxwell.
  2. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.

Etymology

From an earlier form Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's well or spring", from Old English welle (“well”).

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