proper noun/tɛ̃.tɛ̃/
a male given name; a fictional reporter in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin
Related: tintinophile
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.