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Duquesne ( dew-KAYN, French: [dykɛːn]; 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"), same as the surname Duchesne. 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. It can refer to:
Other uses
- French ship Duquesne, eight ships and one cruiser class in the French Navy named after Abraham Duquesne
- Duquesne University, a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Duquesne Club, a private social club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1873
- Duquesne Brewing Company (1899-1972), a brewery in Pittsburgh
- Duquesne Brewing Company, revived from the above company
- Duquesne (PRR), a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train, later renamed the Keystone by Amtrak
- Duquesne Incline, an inclined plane railroad or funicular
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