| The boy name Quinn [ 1 syll. qui-(n)(n), qu-inn ] is pronounced as KWIHN KEY. Quinn is an English and Irish name of Latin and Celtic origin. From Celtic roots, its meaning is descendant of Cuinn. The first name is derived from an Irish family name Ó Cuinn, which is of the meaning 'descendant of Cuinn'. In addition, Quinn is an English short form of the name Quentin (English and French). See also the related form, Cuinn (Irish). Quinn is popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1950s. At the modest height of its usage in 2007, 0.059% of baby boys were given the name Quinn. It was #265 in rank then. Within all boy names in its family, Quinn was the most popular in 2007. Quinn was used 61% more than the subsequent ranked name, Quentin (English and French), in that year. Quinn has primarily been a boy name, though in the last century it has also been used for girls. In 2006, 2 times as many boys than girls were given the name Quinn. Baby names that sound like Quinn include Quin (English), Cain (English), Colm (Irish), Conn (English and Irish), Cuinn (Irish), Kain (German), Kane (English and Irish), Ken (English and German), Kim (Scandinavian), Koen (Dutch), Kwame (Akan and English), Ximen (Spanish), Cainan (English), Caoimhin (Irish), Cian (English and Irish), Coen (Dutch), Conan (English), Connan (Irish and Scottish), Conny (German), Cosmin (Romanian), Cosmo (English, German, and Italian), Kanye (English), Kámán (Hungarian), Keagan (English and Irish), Keegan (English and Irish), Keena (English and Irish), Keenan (English and Irish), Kegan (English and Irish), Kenan (English), Kenny (English, Irish, and Scottish), Keon (English), Kian (English and Irish), Kima (Russian and Scandinavian), Kimi (Finnish), Kimo (Hawaii), Kishan (Indian), Kuno (German), Cosimo (Italian), Keanu (Hawaii), and Kianna (English and Irish). KEY: Pronunciation for Quinn: 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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