Maxine

See also: maxine and maxiné

English

Etymology

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.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Maxine.

Proper noun

Maxine

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