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Maxine
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maxine maxiné
English
Etymology
From en Max -ine<id:female>. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century. en Maxina.
Pronunciation
en /mækˈsiːn/
en iːn 2
Proper noun
en female Latin.
en 1986 w:Sue Grafton C is for Corpse 153 St. Martin's Press 2005 0312939019 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.
en Kit Maher Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/politics/trump-sending-troops-portland-ice 2025-09-27 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260423044820/https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/politics/trump-sending-troops-portland-ice 23 April 2026
Derived terms
en Max Maxie
Anagrams
en aeimnx Manxie Mixean Xiamen examin
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :bor en:Maxine + 1
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb female English < Latin