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Duquesne or Duchesne ( , ; old spelling Du Quesne, American spelling DuQuesne) is a family name derived from a northern dialectal form of
French (Norman and Picard) meaning ''du chêne'' in French ("of the
oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...
").
The anglicization of the name to Du Cane occurred following the exodus of Huguenot refugees from France to England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
These can refer to:
People
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Abraham Duquesne (–1688), French admiral
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Abraham de Bellebat, marquis du Quesne, governor of Martinique in 1716 (see
list of colonial and departmental heads of Martinique)
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Antoine Duquesne (1941–2010), Belgian politician
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Fritz Joubert Duquesne (1877–1956), Boer and later German spy in World War I and World War II
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Jacques Duquesne (footballer) (1940-2023), Belgian footballer
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Jean du Quesne, the elder (died 1624), Huguenot refugee from Flanders who settled in England
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Jean du Quesne, the Younger (1575–1612), son of the above
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Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville, Marquis Du Quesne (c. 1700–1778), Governor General of New France and namesake of numerous settlements
Places
United States
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Duquesne, Arizona, now a ghost town
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Duquesne, Missouri, a village
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Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Duquesne ( ) is a city along the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 5,254 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
The city of Duquesne wa ...
, a city named after Marquis Duquesne
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Fort Duquesne
Fort Duquesne ( , ; originally called ''Fort Du Quesne'') was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. It was later taken over by the British, and later the Americans, and developed ...
, a French fort created in 1754 which eventually became the city of Pittsburgh
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Fort Duquesne (Minnesota), a former French fur trade post on the National Register of Historic Places
Grenada
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Duquesne River
Fictional characters
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Calleigh Duquesne, in the television series ''CSI: Miami''
* Jacques Duquesne, true identity of the
Swordsman (comics)
Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers'' #19 (August 1 ...
in the Marvel Comics universe
* Marc "Blackie" DuQuesne, villain of the
Skylark science fiction series of novels by E. E. "Doc" Smith
French Navy ships
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French ship ''Duquesne'', various French Navy ships
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''Duquesne''-class cruiser, a class of two heavy cruisers built in the mid 1920s
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''Duquesne''-class cruiser (1876), a class of two unprotected cruisers built in the 1870s
Sports
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Duquesne Country and Athletic Club, an American professional football team from 1895 to 1900
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Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (ice hockey)
The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club ice hockey team was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) from 1896 to 1901. The team was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
History
The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (DC&AC) first ...
, an American hockey team from 1895 to 1901
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Duquesne Dukes, athletic teams of Duquesne University
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Duquesne Athletic Club, a professional ice hockey team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1908 to 1909
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Duquesne Gardens, the main sports arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the first half of the 20th century
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Duquesne Baseball Field, Duquesne University
Other uses
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Duquesne University
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( ; also known as Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a Private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of ...
, a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Duquesne Club, a private social club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1873
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Duquesne Brewing Company (1899-1972)
The Duquesne Brewing Company was a major brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from its founding in 1899 until its dissolution in 1972. The brand was revived under the name Duquesne Brewing Company in 2008, in order to r ...
, a brewery in Pittsburgh
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Duquesne Brewing Company, revived from the above company
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''Duquesne'' (PRR), a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train, later renamed the ''Keystone'' by Amtrak
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Duquesne Incline, an inclined plane railroad or funicular
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Norman-language surnames