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Quin.

A surname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A village in County Clare, Ireland, south-east of Ennis (Irish grid ref R 4174).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

* Irish: variant of Quinn, from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”). * English (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French quin (“monkey”). * French: from a short form of Jaquin, pet form of Jacques, from Latin Iācōbus (English Jacob).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.