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Queenie

American  
[kwee-nee] / ˈkwi ni /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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As my colleague Queenie Wong reported, web users couldn’t access their services or accounts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Times staff writers Andrew Castillo, Rachel Uranga and Queenie Wong contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

It was Estelle’s grandmother, Sen tells us, who dubbed her Queenie.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

In 2020, Queenie won Book of the Year at the British Book Awards, and was runner-up for the Costa First Novel Award.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

They had become as familiar a part of my scenery as Queenie, but after seeing Marlena’s act I’ll never view them the same way again.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen