Maxine

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Maxine

/mækˈsiːn/

Rhymes with -iːn

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

A female given name from Latin. 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.

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Closest in meaning: detail, maxie, maxy, maximo, maximilian, monica, marcia, martina, maximillian, pauline, maximus, marina, monika, madeline, marcella, marcus

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@misc{maxine_2026,
  title = {Maxine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maxine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}