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Quin - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Quin

[ 1 syll. qui(n), qu-in ] The boy name Quin is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KWIHN KEY. Quin is largely used in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Latin and Celtic.

Quin is an English short form of the name Quentin (English and French).

Quin is also an Irish variant spelling of the name Quinn (English and Irish).

Quin is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Quin, Quinn (English and Irish) was the most commonly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Quin include Quinn (English and Irish), Quon, Cain (English), Caïn (French), Cam (English), Can (Vietnamese), Colm (Irish), Con (English and Irish), Conn (English and Irish), Cosme (English), Cuinn (Irish), Kaan (Turkish), Kain (German), Kaine (English and Irish), Kam (English), Kame (Japanese), Kan (English), Kane (English and Irish), Kayne (English and Irish), and Kean (English and Irish).

KEY: Pronunciation for Quin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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