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Pronounced KWIN

Personal experiences with the name Quinn: | Edit

My daughter's name is Quinn and she is always complimented on her name. It is easy to write short to pronounce and she never had to deal with having two Quinn's in her class. It is unique and beautiful.

She has to deal with people thinking her name is Gwen if she says it too softly and everyone thinking that it is a boy's name.

Nicknames for Quinn: | Edit

Quinny, Q, Quinna, Quinny the Pooh, Qutie

Meanings and history of the name Quinn: | Edit

Means- descendent of conn
Means wise one
its origin is Irish/Gaelic

Famous real-life people named Quinn: | Edit

Quinn Cummings, actress, inventor, and business executive; best known for her role as Lucy in the 1977 film "The Goodbye Girl" and for the TV show "Family."
Daughter of John Edwards and Rielle Hunter.

Quinn in song, story & screen: | Edit

In the TV Show "Weeds," Celia has a teenage daughter named Quinn who is sent to boarding school in the first season and not seen again until the end of Season 4.
Quinn Morgendorffer, the sister of Daria in the animated TV series "Daria."
"The Mighty Quinn," song by Manfred Mann.
Quinn Fabray, character on the TV series "Glee"
Quinn, character on Zoey 101
There's a detective named Joseph Quinn on the show "Dexter" but he always goes by Quinn.
Haley's sister is named Quinn on One Tree Hill.
Dr. Michaela Quinn on TV show "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman"
Quinn Mallory on TV show "Sliders"