Queen (name) explained

Queen is a given name and surname. In some cases it originated as a shortening of the surname MacQueen.^[1] In other cases it was the nickname of an ancestor that later became the family's surname.^{[2] [3]}

Given name

People with this given name include:

• Queen Celestine (born 1992), Nigerian beauty queen
• Queen Egbo (born 2000), American basketball player
• Queen Harrison (born 1988), American hurdler and sprinter
• Queen Hazarika (born 1976), Indian playback singer and actress
• Queen Muhammad Ali, American film director
• Queen Nwokoye (born 1982), Nigerian actress
• Queen Okafor (born 1987), Nigerian nurse
• Queen Saray Villegas (born 2003), Colombian BMX cyclist

Surname

People with this surname include:

• Alvin Queen (born 1950), Swiss jazz drummer
• Ben Queen, American screenwriter
• Billy Queen (baseball) (1928–2006), American baseball outfielder
• Brenden Queen (born 1997), American professional driver
• Carmen Queen (1912–1974), Canadian Anglican bishop
• Carol Queen (born 1958), American sexologist and writer
• Caroline Queen (born 1992), American slalom canoer
• Derik Queen (born 2004), American basketball player
• Gerry Queen (born 1945), Scottish football forward
• Jeff Queen (born 1946), American National Football League running back
• Jenny Queen (born 1979), American singer-songwriter
• Joe Sam Queen (born 1950), American politician in the North Carolina House of Representatives
• Mary Jane Queen (1914–2007), American ballad singer and banjo player
• Mel Queen (pitcher) (1918–1982), American baseball player
• Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder) (1942–2011), American baseball player
• Monica Queen, Scottish singer
• Pamela E. Queen, American politician in the Maryland General Assembly
• Patrick Queen (born 1999), American football player
• Richard Queen (1951–2002), American consul taken hostage during the Iran Hostage Crisis
• Robin Queen, American linguist
• Wendy Lee Queen (born 1981), American chemist and material scientist
• William Queen, American law enforcement officer and writer

In fiction:

• Ellery Queen, fictional detective created by Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee
• Oliver Queen, The Billionaire secret identity of DC Superhero Green Arrow created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp!

See also

• Queen, a fictional character who appeared in the 1998 Disney/Pixar film A Bug's Life
• Queen, the well-meaning main antagonist of chapter 2 of Deltarune

Notes and References

1. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia place names: their origin and meaning, including the nomenclature of the streams and mountains. West Virginia University. 1960. 1945. 233593610. 514.
2. Book: Harrison, Henry. Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Company. 2013. 1921. 9780806301716. 98.
3. Book: Colonial Chesapeake: new perspectives. Debra. Meyers. Mélanie. Perreault. Lexington Books. 2006. 9780739110911. 89.