"Quinn" meaning in All languages combined

See Quinn on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /kwɪn/, [kʰw̥ɪn] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Quinn.wav Forms: Quinns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ga|Ó Coinn||descendant of Chief|nocap=1}} borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”) Head templates: {{en-prop|~}} Quinn (countable and uncountable, plural Quinns)
  1. A surname from Irish. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Quinn-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Quinn-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 29 28 7 21 8 4
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Quinn-en-name-g0gtaMsg Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 29 28 7 21 8 4
  4. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA
    Sense id: en-Quinn-en-name-GLQYkoLf
  5. A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English unisex given names Categories (place): Ghost towns in Michigan, USA, Ghost towns in the United States, Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Quinn-en-name-8OQGUzzU Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 29 28 7 21 8 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 9 12 54 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 7 7 14 49 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 6 14 52 14 4
  6. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
    Sense id: en-Quinn-en-name-zGcFlx1Z
  7. A tiny town in Pennington County, South Dakota. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in South Dakota, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Quinn-en-name-2BK~Wrzz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Peccei-Quinn theory Related terms: Quinne

Inflected forms

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