Maxine (given name)
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Feminine version of Max |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Max, Maxi, Maxie, Maxx, Maxxine |
Maxine is an English feminine given name created as a feminine version of the name Max. It has been in use since the early years of the 20th century.[1] Other names with the diminutive suffix -een, -ene, or -ine were also in fashion during the same time period.[2]
People
- Maxine Andrews (1916–1995), member of The Andrews Sisters singing trio
- Maxine Audley (1923–1992), English actress
- Maxine Brown (country singer) (1932-2019), American country music singer
- Maxine Brown (soul singer) (born 1939), American soul and R&B singer
- Maxine D. Brown, American computer scientist
- Maxine Carr, convicted of perverting the course of justice in relation to the Soham murders (not to be confused with Maxine Moore Carr / Maxine Waters)
- Maxine Dexter (1972), American politician
- Maxine Elliott (1868–1940), American actress
- Maxine Fassberg (born 1953), CEO, Intel Israel
- Maxine Fleming, New Zealand television screenwriter and producer
- Maxine Funke, New Zealand singer-songwriter
- Maxine Hong Kingston (born 1940), Chinese American author and Professor Emerita
- Maxine Kumin (1925–2014), American poet and author
- Maxine Mawhinney (born 1957), newsreader on the BBC News 24-hour television channel
- Maxine McKew (born 1953), Australian politician and journalist
- Maxine Medina (born 1990), Filipino model, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Universe Philippines 2016, and top 6 Miss Universe 2016
- Maxine Nightingale (born 1952), British R&B and soul music singer
- Maxine Peake (born 1974), English actress
- Maxine Reiner (1916–2003), American actress
- Maxine Sanders (born 1946), British Wiccan
- Maxine Sullivan (born Marietta Williams, 1911–1987), American jazz vocalist/performer
- Maxine Waters (born Maxine Moore Carr, born 1938), American politician
- Maxine (wrestler) (born 1986), stage name of American former professional wrestler, model, and former WWE Diva Karlee Pérez
Fictional characters
- Maxine Baker, daughter of Animal Man (Buddy Baker) in DC Comics
- Maxine Barlow, from the British drama series Waterloo Road
- Max Caulfield, or Maxine, main character in the video game Life Is Strange
- Maxine Chadway, from the television series Soul Food
- Maxine Conway, from the Australian drama series, Wentworth
- Maxine Gray, from the American television series, Judging Amy
- Maxine Guevara, main character of the American TV series Dark Angel
- Maxine Mayfield, "Max" or "Madmax", on the Netflix series Stranger Things
- Maxine Minniver, from the British soap opera, Hollyoaks
- Maxine Peacock, from the British soap opera, Coronation Street
- Maxine Shaw, from the American television sitcom Living Single
- Maxine Tarnow, main character in Thomas Pynchon's novel Bleeding Edge
Notes
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
- ^ Wattenberg, Laura (3 May 2023). "Today It's Blessyn, A Century Ago It Was ..." namerology.com. Namerology. Retrieved 30 October 2023.