What does "quinn" mean?
A surname from Irish.
Quinn
/kwɪn/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A surname from Irish.
- Grammar: quinn is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, first name, forename, given name.
- Useful contrasts: given name, surname.
- Usage evidence: Quinn worked in fiction writing and editing for various magazines before switching her genre to science writing halfway through her undergraduate degree. Since then, she has written mostly for scientific institutions, including the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Fermilab, and NOAA. She still dabbles in fiction and one day might finish the novel she's been writing since middle school. As long as she is getting to play with words all day, she's happy.
How to use "quinn"
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Irish. countable, uncountable
"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 A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
- 3 A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage. countable, uncountable
"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 An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 5 A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
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- 6 An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 7 A tiny town in Pennington County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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Example
"Quinn worked in fiction writing and editing for various magazines before switching her genre to science writing halfway through her undergraduate degree. Since then, she has written mostly for scientific institutions, including the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Fermilab, and NOAA. She still dabbles in fiction and one day might finish the novel she's been writing since middle school. As long as she is getting to play with words all day, she's happy."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "quinn"?
Common synonyms include: family name, first name, forename, given name, last name.
How do you use "quinn" in a sentence?
Quinn worked in fiction writing and editing for various magazines before switching her genre to science writing halfway through her undergraduate degree. Since then, she has written mostly for scientific institutions, including the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Fermilab, and NOAA. She still dabbles in fiction and one day might finish the novel she's been writing since middle school. As long as she is getting to play with words all day, she's happy.
How do you pronounce "quinn"?
Pronounced /kwɪn/.
Etymology
The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).