MAXINE  

Gender: F
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "greatest"

Playing mah-jongg down at the clubhouse with Bernice and Thelma.

Nicknames & Variations:
Maxina, Maxyne, Maxeen, Max, Maxna, Maxena, Maxima, Maxa, Maxene, Maxie

International Variations:
Maxime (French)

Maxine is being discussed in our message boards:

• Maxine
• my category name game
• How can I get the name Tedi into a girls name?
• our new adventure begins
• What Penn Jillette says about his daughter's name:

Read Nameberry blog posts about Maxine:

• SIBLING NAMES: Don't Commit Before You Read This!
• HOT BABY NAME: Max in the Spotlight
• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• EMMA'S DAUGHTERS
• THE CLEMENTINE CLIQUE: Trendy names ending in 'ine'