Mad Max

[mæd mæks]

Background Story

Mad Max is the title of an Australian media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy, whose title character is Max Rockatansky.

A hero in Old English literature known for his strength and bravery

Roman cognomen meaning "greatest"; the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest"

Recorded as a modern English given name, rare, masculine

Old English name from wulf "wolf" and ric "ruler, king"

The name is a reversal of 'Dracula', often used to represent the character's vampiric nature.

Sindarin name of unexplained meaning, though the first element is presumably ara "noble, kingly"

Italian word for bandit, or an English noun for a bandit of the type associated with Mexico