Star Trek: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Q
9. He Was Named After A UK Fan Club President
Since Q is an especially unusual name, it makes sense that it has a suitably unusual origin. Though it appears a random choice - because, well, it looks sort of like it's just a random letter - it actually comes from a surprisingly sweet place.
When the show's producer - Gene Roddenberry - came to naming this powerful, fascinating figure, he had one solid idea of who he should be named after; Janet Quarton, his friend and the second president of the Star Trek Action Group.
As someone who is clearly a huge fan of the series, there are likely few better gifts than having a character literally named after you, especially one that has become as renowned as Q has.
And what better tribute to the fans who supported the show than literally naming a character after one of them? While it only gives Quarton explicit bragging rights, it's hard to not hear this story without getting some warm feelings about the love the showrunners clearly had for their fanbase - and no doubt still do, even all these many years later.