Cryptic crossword clue
The greatest name for a boy? 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word MAX

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What does MAX mean?

MAX noun
  1. An extreme, a great extent.
  2. A kind of gin.
MAX verb
  1. (usually with out) to reach the limit, to reach the maximum.
MAX adjective
  1. Maximum; maximal.
MAX noun
  1. The highest limit
  2. The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function
  3. An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set
  4. The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution
  5. A 147 break; the highest possible break
  6. A score of 180 with three darts
  7. A scoring shot for 6 runs

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