Queen (name)

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

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* 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
* Queen Naija[4] (born 1995), R&B Singer

## Surname

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* 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
* Howard Queen (1893–1978), American army officer
* 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

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1960) [1945]. West Virginia place names: their origin and meaning, including the nomenclature of the streams and mountains. West Virginia University. p. 514\. OCLC 233593610.
2. ^ Harrison, Henry (2013) [1921]. Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 98\. ISBN 9780806301716.
3. ^ Meyers, Debra; Perreault, Mélanie (2006). Colonial Chesapeake: new perspectives. Lexington Books. p. 89\. ISBN 9780739110911.
4. ^ "Queen Naija", Wikipedia, 2025-04-20, retrieved 2025-04-26

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