First names in Hebrew

First name Maxine: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מקסין

Gematria value: 260

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Maxine is written מקסין

Meaning and origin

What does Maxine mean?

Meaning: "the greatest"
Origin: Latin

Maxine is a feminine of Max and Maxime, from the Latin maximus, “the greatest”. It appeared in France in the late nineteenth century, then was adopted in English-speaking countries, and was very popular in America in the 1920s to 1950s.

Gematria

Maxine = 260

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מקסין has 5 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• קthe letter Kuf100
• סthe letter Samekh60
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total260

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Maxine, from מ to ן:

מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים וְנֹזְלִים מִן־לְבָנוֹן׃

“A fountain of gardens, a well of living water, streams flowing down from Lebanon.”

Song of Songs 4:15

The book of your first name

Maxine, in nine pages

• Maxine, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Maxine
• Maxine, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Maxine in three answers

How do you write Maxine in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Maxine is written מקסין.

What is the gematria value of Maxine?
Written מקסין, Maxine is worth 260: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Maxine mean?
The greatest (origin: Latin). Maxine is a feminine of Max and Maxime, from the Latin maximus, “the greatest”. It appeared in France in the late nineteenth century, then was adopted in English-speaking countries, and was very popular in America in the 1920s to 1950s.