Quincy

Meanings

1. A surname from Old French.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name.
4. A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
5. A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including:
6. A census-designated place, the county seat of Plumas County, California. Originally named Quinsy.
7. A city, the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida.
8. A city, the county seat of Adams County, Illinois.
9. A township in Adams County, Illinois.
10. An unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Owen County, Indiana.
11. An unincorporated community and township in Adams County, Iowa.
12. An unincorporated community and township in Greenwood County, Kansas.

1. A kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.
2. A toilet: a fixture for urination and defecation, particularly (humorous) as a personification of the device.

Etymology

A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.