Meaning and Origin
What does the name Maize mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Maize
User Submitted Origins
English
46%
African
21%
Arabic
17%
Native American
4%
Spanish
4%
Portuguese
4%
Aramaic
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Texas, U.S., the name Maize is of Native American origin and means "Corn Maiden".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Maize
A large species of American grass of the genus Zea Zea Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn, commonly called corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men and animals.
Etymology: Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Haiti
Other Dictionary Sources
- A strong yellow color
- Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
Wiktionary
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Arawak marisi, Wayuu maiki.
- Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
maize was also found in the following language(s): Latvian