Queen (first name)
Queen is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The English first name comes from an old nickname derived from the English word; ultimately from the old English cwen , which means something like wife, wife .
The diminutive is Queenie .
Well-known namesake
- Queen Harrison (* 1988), American hurdler
- Queen Ifrica (* 1975), Jamaican reggae singer
- Queen Latifah (* 1970), American musician, actress and presenter
- Queen Esther Marrow (* 1941), American gospel singer
- Queen Obisesan (* 1982), Nigerian hammer thrower
- Queen Pen (* 1972), American rapper
- Queen Underwood (* 1984), American boxer
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Queen. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .