Maxine

See also: maxine and maxiné

English

Etymology

From Max +‎ -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mækˈsiːn/

Proper noun

Maxine

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 1986, Sue Grafton, C is for Corpse, St. Martin's Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 153:
      Her real name suggested a second runner-up for a Junior Miss pageant, or maybe a budding actress whose real name is Wanda Maxine Smith.
    • 2025 September 27, Kit Maher, “Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities”, in CNN‎[1]:
      State and local leaders, including US Sen. Jeff Merkley, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, US Rep. Maxine Dexter and City Council members, urged the community to stay peaceful at a news conference on Friday night, according to CNN affiliate KPTV, after the city saw an increase in activity by federal agents.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English Maxine.

Proper noun

Maxine

  1. a female given name from English [in turn from Latin]
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