Tintin

== Cebuano == === Alternative forms === Tin-Tin === Etymology === Reduplication of Tin from various names with one of its syllables pronounced as such. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Tin‧tin === Noun === Tintin a diminutive of the female given names Christine or Tina a diminutive of the male given names Quintin or Martin == Finnish == === Proper noun === Tintin genitive singular of Tintti == French == === Etymology === The origin of the name "Tintin" is not known. While the series' creator, Hergé, never explained the reason for the name, it is asserted in The Pocket Essential Tintin (Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier, 2002) that the name is from an earlier pulp fiction novel called Les Voyages Aeriens D'Un Petit Parisien A Travers le Monde. Various other theories have also been supposited. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛ̃.tɛ̃/ === Proper noun === Tintin m a male given name (fiction) a fictional reporter in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin ==== Derived terms ==== tintinophile === Further reading === Tintin on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr