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Quinn

  • /kwɪn/
  • [kʰw̥ɪn]

Sounds like quin · Rhymes with -ɪn

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Quinns

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish. But the ex-boyfriend’s rant quickly attracted the attention of online forum 4chan users, who seized on the alleged relationship between Quinn and the Kotaku writer.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countable, uncountable A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage. As a junior at Lawndale High School, Daria isn't popular (unlike the shallow Quinn, whom others adore), but she actually prefers not to be popular.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky.
  5. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
  7. countable, uncountable A tiny town in Pennington County, South Dakota.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cohen, queenie, gwen, musgrove, father, god, queen, cowen, chief, quin, coin, ng, lasch, chieftain, head, commander

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MLA

"Quinn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quinn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Quinn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quinn

Chicago

"Quinn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quinn.

BibTeX
@misc{quinn_2026,
  title = {Quinn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quinn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}