Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
I wonder why you keep me waiting / Charmaine, my Charmaine / Rise in vain
1926, Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack, “Charmaine”
Origin
20th century variant of Charmian, or coinage from the noun charm with the -aine ending as in Elaine and Germaine.
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APA
Charmaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charmaine
MLA
“Charmaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charmaine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Charmaine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charmaine.
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