tintin..what is it short for

[zippitippitoes]

..would it be a nice name

[filthymindedvixen]

tintinnitus....

now that's ringing bells

[bronze]

oh that made me chuckle (sorry)

[CountessDracula]

Even the name "Tintin" remains a mystery, whether it is a first name or a surname is unknown. A possibility is that it is not actually the reporter's real name, but rather a pseudonym that the character uses to protect his identity while writing columns for his newspaper: Le Petit Vingtième. At the time when the stories first came out, journalists' usage of pseudonyms was commonplace. The possibility that it may not be his real name is also hinted in Cigars of the Pharaoh when Tintin is accused of poisoning one of a notable sheik's servants. Having been captured and brought to his tent, the enraged sheik demands Tintin's name. Tintin's characteristically placid answer is: "My name? It won't mean a thing to you...but at home they call me Tintin."

A simpler theory for his name is the fact that Franco-Belgian comics at the time generally had heroes with eccentric, memorable single names that could pass off as[first names or surnames. Many people tend to think of "Tintin" as a surname, but it is likely that Hergé meant to keep it a mystery. Hergé was a great admirer of Benjamin Rabier and derived the name (and hairstyle) from Rabier's Tintin lutin (1897).

[bronze]

Apparently Tintin in polynesian means "sweet"

[zippitippitoes]

it would be nice and simple no having to worry about what haircut to have or what to call your dog

and he could go to one of those schools where they wear knickerbockers

[scattercushion]

You could say it's short for Justin or similar even if that's not strictly true. Agree v cute name.

[zippitippitoes]

i think a french dad would be cool...bring him up bilingual

[scattercushion]

Belgian buns all round.

[filthymindedvixen]

Belgian buns make you all round
(with a cherry on the top)

[TheNaughtiestGirlIsaMonitor]

nn for Tristan?

[MrsSchadenfreude]

But what would you call your dog, Zippi? Would you go for Snowy, which is the English version, Milou (French) or Bobbie (Dutch)?

[devonsmummy]

I knew a TinTin - he's a biker in his 40's.

i asked him where it came from and he said his real name was Martin but he hated people dropping the T, so Tin solved the problem.

Strange as I was thinking of this just the other day - haven't seen him for 11 years.

[zippitippitoes]

well i was thinking snowy

cant decide whether the dad should be belgian now

i like the french books tho

decisions decisions

[zippitippitoes]

trisatn is nice too

could be plausible

dont like martin or justin particularly

[zippitippitoes]

i have never been to belgium or mat anyone from there

[Cadelaide]

There was a female Tintin in Thunderbirds.

[Cadelaide]

so what?, i hear you ask.

[zippitippitoes]

tintin or tingting

thats a pop band isnt it

dont want him muddled up with them

[georgiemum]

Rin Tin Tin?

[devonsmummy]

Austin?

[scattercushion]

Call him Steven after Steven Tin Tin Duffy.

[Blu]

Sister could be called CanCan.

[ethanchristopher]

coud be timothy?

[TheDuchessOfNork]

Quentintin

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Zippi - nice name for what ??

Tintin the dog yes

Tintin the child erm no



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