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>Is there anything in popular culture, or "culture", that might account for it?
I was hoping someone would pop up and answer that.
Queeneth from Gwyneth is fascinating! And very verby.
Queenie as an nn for Victorian Victorias: I very much doubt it. As you say, Victoria wasn't terribly popular at the time. There are, however, a fair few Victorian Queenies called Queenie Victoria! And Queenie Elizabeth.