"Maxine" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Cebuano]

Etymology: Borrowed from English Maxine. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ceb|en|Maxine}} Borrowed from English Maxine Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} Maxine
  1. a female given name from English [in turn from Latin]

Proper name [English]

IPA: /mækˈsiːn/
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From Max + -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Max|-ine}} Max + -ine Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maxine
  1. A female given name from Latin. Derived forms: Max, Maxie
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