Meanings
- 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.
1986, Sue Grafton, C is for Corpse, St. Martin's Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 1531 more example
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.
2025 September 27, Kit Maher, “Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities”, in CNN
Origin
From Max + -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century. Piecewise doublet of Maxina.
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Cite this entry
Maxine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maxine
“Maxine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maxine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maxine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maxine.
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