Very few people are actually born with the name 'Queen'; we suspect the Queen of England might have something to say when people are! Queen Latifah may have earned the title, though. She's done everything, from rapping to acting to TV production. Her career has touched almost every part of the entertainment industry. Not bad for the girl who was born Dana Elaine Owens. It's a solid enough name, but it doesn't have that award-winning glitz to it!
There's no mistaking where she got the first part of her stage name from; many a young rapper chooses a title that's going to get them attention and makes a statement about their ability and status. As a woman, 'Queen' is about as big as it gets. There's a more charming explanation for 'Latifah', though; as a child, she was flicking through an Arabic book of names when she came across the word and having read that it means 'delicate' and 'very kind', thought it would suit her perfectly.