Quincy Name Meaning & Origin
Quincy
Pronunciation: KWIN-see (key)
Origin of the name Quincy:
Transferred use of the surname originating as a Norman baronial name from the place-name Cuinchy in Pas-de-Calais, Normandy. The name is derived from Quince, a French form of the Latin Quintus (the fifth).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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