# Maxine

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mækˈsiːn/ · frequency rank #20,999

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.

## Etymology
From Max + -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century.

## Easily confused with
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxine-vs-mine)
- **mayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxine-vs-mayne)
- **mixing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxine-vs-mixing)
- **moline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxine-vs-moline)
- **main** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/main-vs-maxine)
- **mane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mane-vs-maxine)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxi-vs-maxine)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marie-vs-maxine)
- **Maine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maine-vs-maxine)
- **mains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mains-vs-maxine)
- **maxim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxim-vs-maxine)
- **maize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-maxine)
- **Marin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marin-vs-maxine)
- **Mainz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mainz-vs-maxine)
- **Mamie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamie-vs-maxine)
- **Malin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-maxine)
- **Marne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marne-vs-maxine)
- **making** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/making-vs-maxine)
- **marine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-maxine)
- **marina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marina-vs-maxine)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amxine`, `maixne`, `maxien`, `maxinne`, `maxnie`, `maxxine`, `mmaxine`, `mxaine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maxine