Queenie

The name Queenie is an affectionate, or pet use, of the term "queen", and is thought to be derived from the Old English word "cwen", meaning 'woman' rather than a reference to the monarch or his wife. As a first name it can also mean "Royal Lady" or "Ruler". In this sense the name is also used as a nickname or pet name for a girl who shares her first name with a Queen. As such, it was popular name during the Victorian era in the British Empire. It was once very popular in London's East End. Given name Queenie Chu (born 1981), Hong Kong television presenter and actress Q. D. Leavis (1900–1982), English literary critic and essayist Queenie McKenzie (c. 1930 – 1998), indigenous Australian artist Queenie Rosson (1889–1978), American silent film actress Queenie Smith (1898–1978), American stage, film and television actress Queenie Thomas (1898–1977), British actress Queenie Watts (1926–1980), English actress and singer Queenie Ashton (1903–1999), stage name of British-born soprano and English and Australian character actress Ethel Muriel Cover (née Ashton) Nickname Mary Jane Cain (1844–1929), Aboriginal Australian human rights activist Queenie Newall (1854–1929), British archer Merle Oberon (1911–1979), Anglo-Indian actress Jimmy O'Rourke (baseball) (1883–1955), American professional baseball player Stephanie St. Clair (1886–1969), a French gangster who operated out of New York's Harlem