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Maxine Minx (played by Mia Goth) is a major character in the 2022 horror film X. She is an aspiring adult film star who has to fight for survival as she and her costars become the targets of an insane couple.
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I actually had a male classmate named Maxine, and I think it doesn't sound all that odd as a name for boys. In fact, he's the only person I've ever met in real life with this name.
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Maxine Jones is an American singer best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop group En Vogue, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. She sang lead vocals on the group's signature singles "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and "Don't Let Go (Love)", both of which garnered international success and sold over a million copies. Throughout her career, Jones has sold over 20 million records with En Vogue. Her work has earned her several awards and nominations, including two American Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award, four MTV Video Music Awards, and four Soul Train Music Awards.
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Maxine Weatherby is an American ice dancer who competes for Kazakhstan. With her skating partner, Temirlan Yerzhanov, she is the 2020 Kazakhstani national champion and the 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge bronze medalist. They competed in the final segment at the 2020 Four Continents Championships.
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Maxine Nightingale is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, UK #8 & 1976, U.S. #2), "Love Hit Me" (1977), and "Lead Me On" (1979).
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Also of French usage in modern times, as seen on the chart.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/maxine/top/france
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https://www.behindthename.com/name/maxine/top/france
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The name Maxine really seems to pack a punch. It’s not all sweet and fluffy like some other names; it’s kind of “salty sounding”. I really like that. Also, Max is a cool nickname.
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I think this name sounds really rockin’ and it makes me think of a badass girl. I love the nickname Max.
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Gender: Feminine
Usages: Dutch, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish, French (Belgian), Afrikaans
https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Maxine
http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Maxine&sort=beldesc
https://www.google.com/search?q=Maxine+linkedin+south+africa&rlz=1CAVARX_enDE969DE969&biw=1920&bih=961&ei=xATYYbCNHNOGxc8P686HqA8&ved=0ahUKEwiw__r1pp_1AhVTQ_EDHWvnAfUQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=Maxine+linkedin+south+africa&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANKBAhBGAFKBAhGGABQxwdYxwdg9g1oAnAAeACAAV6IAV6SAQExmAEAoAECoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz
(Information from name #276170 originally submitted by user leoBeyene2002)
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Usages: Dutch, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish, French (Belgian), Afrikaans
https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Maxine
http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Maxine&sort=beldesc
https://www.google.com/search?q=Maxine+linkedin+south+africa&rlz=1CAVARX_enDE969DE969&biw=1920&bih=961&ei=xATYYbCNHNOGxc8P686HqA8&ved=0ahUKEwiw__r1pp_1AhVTQ_EDHWvnAfUQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=Maxine+linkedin+south+africa&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANKBAhBGAFKBAhGGABQxwdYxwdg9g1oAnAAeACAAV6IAV6SAQExmAEAoAECoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz
(Information from name #276170 originally submitted by user leoBeyene2002)
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Cute and pretty form of Max.
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This name is absolutely beautiful. I actually prefer it to Maxima. (But that’s cool too) It’s feminine, elegant, and also really cool and strong. It’s also not too frilly even though I like frilly names. I LOVE the meaning “greatest”.
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Love the vintage retro vibes this name has.
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I really like this name! I think it is a strong name for a girl, that will be suitable for all ages. I like how it isn’t popular which makes it more unique.
I’m also obsessed with the nickname Max - a really cool name for a girl in my opinion!
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I’m also obsessed with the nickname Max - a really cool name for a girl in my opinion!
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Interesting, unusual name. Maxine is a good name. Looks good!
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I really love the name Maxine. There's just something about it.
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In recent years this name has also seen some usage in France: http://www.meilleursprenoms.com/stats/prenoms_stat.php/Maxine
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I really like the name Maxine. It's very pretty and sophisticated. I also like how the name has a cool retro feel to it, but doesn't sound too dated.
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Maxine is my grandma’s name. And I see it more as a name of a grandma because of that.
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As a child, I never understood why my parents named me Maxine. Especially being that my parents were African American, born in the southern states, migrating to the north in the mid '50s. So growing up, I knew of only one other Maxine, a third cousin; an extremely beautiful woman. Fast forward, as an adult, besides learning of famous Maxines like Maxine Waters, I have probably met five others bearing the same name which ironically, one being a friend of mine. I find that rare, to have a rare name and a friend with the same name. What's really interesting is that her son's middle name is the same as my son's first name. Well, as a woman now in her 60's, I can truly say that I love having a name that means "greatest" or "enchanted"; who wouldn't?
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Not a famous bearer per-say, but Maxine Feibelman was the first wife of renowned songwriter Bernie Taupin from 1971 to 1976. Her romance, marriage, and divorce from Taupin influenced the lyrics to at least eight songs by his lifelong friend and songwriting partner Elton John. These songs include Tiny Dancer, I Feel Like a Bullet in the Gun of Robert Ford, the lesser known Someone's Final Song, and my personal favorite EJ song, Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me. Of course there's also Maxine (Max) from Stranger Things! :)
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Maxine is a fabulous girl's name!
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And here I was, thinking this was a French feminine name - when it's actually an English name that didn't even catch on in France until recently! Maxine enjoyed her heyday in the Jazz Age, yet somehow she doesn't feel dated at all. It's not a popular name, but neither is it unheard of... I think Maxine, with the nickname Max, would be a pretty awesome name for a girl to have.
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Maxine "Max" Mayfield is one of the main characters on the Netflix series "Stranger Things," often seen with her skateboard. She is introduced in Season 2 in the discovery that she has the highest score on the arcade game Dig Dug.
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This is the Spider-Man character, Gwen Stacy's middle name.
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Maxine is a fabulous name, because that's my name! I perfer it to be spelled Maxyne not Maxine- it just bothers me. This is my personal opinion.
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I love my name being Maxine. My grandfather's middle name was Maxwell so that is how I was given the name. I was the only Maxine at infant and primary school where as in secondary school there 3 others which I couldn't get my head around. At secondary school I had the nickname "Maxipad" but I took it on the chin. I also got called Maximus a fair bit. I'm proud to have the name!
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As a little girl growing up throughout my school and college days, I never came across any other female with the same name Maxine. I felt it was a very unusual and unique name and was proud to be given the name by my parents. As the years went by I would meet the odd female with my name and we would converse about the rarity. I love to be called Max which I feel is trendy, but now go by the name Maxi-Leigh, very feminine. I am known to be noble as well strong and great with the work that I do with my Charity Support for Survivors, Supporting Men and Women who have experienced 'Past Historical Childhood Abuse' of which I am a survivor myself. I have experienced the darkness, but now shine with brightness all around me, and those that I have the love for to change their life. I am proud for Maxine to be of Roman descent and a Greek feminine form of Maximus!
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Love the name Max!
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The name Maxine was given to 305 girls born in the US in 2016.
More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Maxine are female.
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More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Maxine are female.
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Named my daughter Maxine because it is rare and not associated with any religion.
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My name is Maxine and I absolutely hated my name when I was younger (in school) because it was just so different! I was the only Maxine in my schools throughout my duration. But now I absolutely love it! It's a name we all know but not something you hear all the time such as "Chloe" or "Lucy" or "Beth" which are all lovely names but are more popular. I had so many nicknames, Pepsimax was one which used to piss me off so much! I've had magazine, fax machine, waxing?:/ and maxi pad! Maxi pad is really embarrassing but it does make me laugh! But Max is what everyone usually says!
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This is adorable on a little girl, but still sophisticated for a woman.
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I am Maxine and I have always loved it. I try to live up to its meaning. Yes I have been through the Maxi-pad jokes, particularly in grade 5. I have had people try to call me Max but it would conjure up images of a German Sheppard foaming at the mouth. Now living in such a sexually ambiguous culture my name is perfect and powerful and edgy. Every Maxine I have ever met has been unique. My name ROCKS!
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The name Maxine was given to 231 girls born in the US in 2015.
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Maxine Moore Waters is the U.S. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district, and previously the 35th and 29th districts, serving since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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I love this name. It's unique yet fits in with all the trendy Max names. Max as a nickname is cute for a girl, while the full name Maxine is refined and elegant. It would be the perfect name to pair with an unexpected nature or noun type of middle name.
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Some people see Maxine as a dated name. I always thought of it as a cool name because I used to have a classmate named Maxine. She was very beautiful and very intelligent.
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What a terrible name! So dated and rough on the tongue.
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I LOVE the name Maxine for a girl! And the nickname Max rocks! :D.
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Maxine "Max" Caulfield is the main character in the video game Life Is Strange.
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I too am named after the actress Maxine Audley... but to say we are all from the 1930's is wrong. I never heard of the Hebrew interpretation... I like it. All documents I have about my name suggest the feminine derivative of Maximillian... meaning "The Greatest" or "the best". There are some modern references - "Murder She Wrote" by Chaka Demus and Pliers and the "Manchester Rap" by The Bosnians both mention Maxine.
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I love Maxine so much for a girl, and I love that I can name a boy Maxime. Unique, sounds french. Probably going to name one of my girl's Maxine. Nickname could be Max, and I love masculine nicknames so there you go. (I wouldnt use Maxi though, sounds like a maxi pad haha).
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The name Maxine was given to 187 baby girls born in the US in 2012.
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Maxine was the name of one of Laura Winslow's friends on Family Matters. Also, there was a British singer from back in the 1970's named Maxine Nightingale.
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I like this name. It sounds feminine and adult, although almost too adult. And I believe the nickname Max is really cute for a little girl. Probably spawning from the movie "Orphan" where the adorable deaf girl goes by Max. It just seems to fit. Even with unfortunate teasing names that could happen. Really, which names are exempt from childish bullying?
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Are you sure it's the 19th century.
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My best friend's name is Maxine - her nickname is Seeni or Seens instead of Max. It's more feminine!
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I really like this name. It's feminine and pretty, yet strong and powerful. I think it's a wonderful name for a girl. And I like the nickname "Max". It's a very rare name, people don't think much to use it, because they think it's outdated. I don't the names "Hilda" "Ethel" or "Shirley" can be brought back to date but I think Maxine definitely has potential. I mean it's mature, but it's also youthful and fun, it fits anyone of any age. I think it deserves a comeback.
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Maxine reminds me of Maxi pads. :(
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It's an okay name, but for some reason, I can't see it on an adult. Maxine sounds very childish to me, and not particularly in a bad way.
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I like how it's elegant yet not frilly, along the same lines as Jacqueline.
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I really like this name. It is without a doubt feminine but not frilly like the majority of female names seem to be. Plus you can call her Max.
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It rhymes with Vaccine. Bullies called my friend The Maxine Vaccine.
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Bullies called my childhood friend Maxine "Maxi Pad" in school.
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Maxine McKew (b. 1953) is an Australian TV personality (political commentator) turned politician.
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I just realised this name rhymes with vaccine. Not a bad thing, just pointing it out.
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I'm not even sure why, but I think this is a kick-ass name!
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Maxine is the name of that crabby old lady from the Hallmark cards.
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I love this name but it seems kind of dated.
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Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. There's something so strong and edgy, yet still sweet to this name.
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I think Maxine is a beautiful name.
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Maxine Petro, a famous author who has cowritten with the legendary author James Patterson, books such as Fourth of July, and the Fifth Horseman.
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I don't like this name much. I find it really dated too--most of its bearers were born circa the 1930s.
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It's my name. I also hated it as a child - but now - I love it. I like being so different and that it can be shortened to Max and thus gender ambiguous.
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It's an awesome name, it's on my list of names for girls if I have one. My friend from Germany is also named Maxine and she likes to be called Max.
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Maxine was used from 1890 to the end of the 1970's with its peak year being the 1920's.
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I was also named after Maxine Audley! I used to hate this name as a teenager, because it made me stand out, but now I love it!
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Maxine is a very nice name for a girl, strong and yet feminine and better in my opinion that Ryan, Tyler, Logan or Cameron that are being used for girl's names.
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*yuck*! I hate this name!
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Maxine is possibly an Anglicisation of the French boys' name Maxime - this in turn has links with the Russian name Maxim (again, masculine) and all these (along with Maximilian) derive from the Roman Maximus, meaning 'greatest'. Maxine in its feminine form has certainly been around prior to the 1930s, if not in huge numbers. I am named Maxine after the actress Maxine Audley. The wife of Prince Willem Alexander of The Netherlands hails from South America and her name is Maxima.
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I like the name Maxine. In my opinion, it sounds unique and nice. However, I do prefer the spelling 'Maxene'.
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Maxine is actually a feminine form of Maximus, so it is really a Roman name meaning "greatest" or can mean "bright" or "noble."
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Actually, in mention to a user's comment above, I think Maxine is a Greek feminine form of Maximus. How is it supposed to be a Roman name? A Latin/Roman would proabably be Maxia or Maxea. But since Maxena sounds more Greek (which also probably means greatest or noble) to me and a spelling of the name is Maxine that's my conclusion.
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Maxine was #834 on the SSA list for 1884. I don't think it was invented in the 1930s.
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How exactly is this name first made in the 1930s if it was popular in the 1920s and 1910s? [noted -ed]
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In Hebrew, Maxine (or Macsima) means ''enchanted''.
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