Maynard

German
"hardy, brave, strong"

Maynard Origin and Meaning

The name Maynard is a boy's name of German origin meaning "hardy, brave, strong".

Sometimes pronounced MAY-nerd, which is death to a name. However, the name Maynard was given to 25 boys in 2022.

# 977 in the US

Maynard Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Maynard

  • Maynard James Keenan
    lead singer of Tool, A Perfect Circle & Puscifer
  • Maynard Holbrook Jackson
    Jr., American politician; 1st black mayor of Atlanta
  • (Walter) Maynard Ferguson
    Canadian jazz musician
  • Maynard Pirsig
    American legal scholar
  • Maynard
    Australian radio and TV presenter
  • Maynard Dixon
    American painter
  • John Maynard Keynes
    1st Baron Keynes, English economist
  • Rex Maynard Linn
    American actor

Maynard in Pop Culture

  • Maynard G. Krebs
    character on TV's "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"
  • Maynard James "MJ" Delfino
    son of Mike and Susan on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
  • Maynard Keyes
    character from the movie "The Sasquatch Gang"
  • Maynard
    character in film "Pulp Fiction"
  • Brother Maynard
    character in film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"