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By Pamela Redmond · Jul 2026

Factor

OriginGerman and Dutch occupational name
Meaning"agent"
GenderBoy

Famous Factors

  • Max Factor

    born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, a Polish,Jewish businessman, founder of the cosmetics giant Max Factor & Company, largely developed the modern cosmetics industry and popularized the term make,up in noun form based on the verb

Factor in pop culture

  • Max Factor

    cosmetics company

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