'''Queen''' is a given name and surname. In some cases it originated as a shortening of the surname MacQueen.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WPg0AAAAIAAJ&q=macqueen|first=Hamill|last=Kenny|title=West Virginia place names: their origin and meaning, including the nomenclature of the streams and mountains|publisher=West Virginia University|year=1960|orig-date=1945|oclc=233593610|page=514}}</ref> In other cases it was the nickname of an ancestor that later became the family's surname.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0kc60WqxYK4C&pg=RA1-PA98|first=Henry|last=Harrison|title=Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|year=2013|orig-date=1921|isbn=9780806301716|page=98}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grt4AAAAMAAJ&q=%22surname+queen%22|first1=Debra|last1=Meyers|first2=Mélanie|last2=Perreault|title=Colonial Chesapeake: new perspectives|publisher=Lexington Books|year=2006|isbn=9780739110911|page=89}}</ref>
==Given name== *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 Latifah (born 1970), American actress and songwriter *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<ref>{{Citation |title=Queen Naija |date=2025-04-20 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Naija |access-date=2025-04-26 |language=en}}</ref> (born 1995), R&B Singer
==Surname== *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== *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''
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