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 [ 2 syll. qui-nlan, qu-inl-an ] The boy name Quinlan is pronounced as KWIHNLahN KEY. Quinlan is mainly used in the English language and it is of Celtic origin. The name is of the meaning descendant of Caoinlean, descendant of the slender one. The first name is derived from an Irish surname, which is itself from the Gaelic surname Ó Caoinlean. The latter means 'descendant of Caoinlean', in reference the Gaelic first name Caoinlean meaning 'slender' or 'well-formed'. The English Quinley, the English Quinlin, and the English and Irish Quinn are variant forms of the name. Quinlan is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Quinlan, the English and Irish Quinn was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Quinlan include the English names Quinlin and Kenelm. KEY: Pronunciation for Quinlan: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
