Quinn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage.
  4. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky.
  5. A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
  6. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
  7. A tiny town in Pennington County, South Dakota.

Pronunciation

/kwɪn/ [kʰw̥ɪn] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Quinn.wav

Word forms

Quinn Quinns

Etymology

The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).

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