"Tintin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Cebuano]

Forms: Tin-Tin [alternative]
Etymology: Reduplication of Tin from various names with one of its syllables pronounced as such. Etymology templates: {{rdp|ceb|Tin}} Reduplication of Tin Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} Tintin
  1. a diminutive of the female given names Christine and Tina
    Sense id: en-Tintin-ceb-noun-Vg4TCVE8 Categories (other): Cebuano diminutives of female given names, Cebuano female given names, Cebuano given names, Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano reduplications Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Cebuano reduplications: 50 50
  2. a diminutive of the male given names Quintin and Martin
    Sense id: en-Tintin-ceb-noun-r7iadFB1 Categories (other): Cebuano diminutives of male given names, Cebuano given names, Cebuano male given names, Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano reduplications Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Cebuano reduplications: 50 50

Proper name [Finnish]

Head templates: {{head|fi|proper noun form}} Tintin
  1. genitive singular of Tintti Tags: form-of, genitive, singular Form of: Tintti
    Sense id: en-Tintin-fi-name-CbL-9DNi Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 16 56 9 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 21 50 6 3

Proper name [French]

IPA: /tɛ̃.tɛ̃/
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. Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Tintin m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Tintin-fr-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): French given names, French male given names, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. (fiction) a fictional reporter in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin Tags: masculine Derived forms: tintinophile
    Sense id: en-Tintin-fr-name-FM2pp1Pi Categories (other): Fictional characters Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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