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[ 1 syll. qui-(n)(n), qu-inn ] The boy name Quinn is also used, but less frequently, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KWIHN †. 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 the Irish surname 'Ó Cuinn' meaning 'descendent of Cuinn'. In addition, Quinn is an English short form of the name Quentin (English and French). Quinn is also a pet form of the name Quincy (English). Quinn is also a variant of the name Quinlan (English). Quin (English and Irish variant spelling) is a form of Quinn. See also the related form, Cuinn (Irish). Quinn is popular as a baby name for boys. 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. Its ranking then was #265. In 2008, its usage was 0.056% and its ranking #280, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2008, Quinn was more frequently used than the next most popular name, Quentin, by 50% . Quinn has in the past century been predominantly given to boys. In 2007, boys named Quinn outnumbered girls by 2 times. Baby names that sound like Quinn include Quin (English and Irish), Qan, Quain, Quan, Quann, Quen, Quim, Quon, Cain (English), Caïn (French), Cam (English), Can (Vietnamese), Chem, Colm (Irish), Comm, Con (English and Irish), Conn (English and Irish), Cosme (English), Cuinn (Irish), and Kaan (Turkish).
† 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)"   |
