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quinn | quin |

As a proper noun Quinn

is {{surname|from=Irish}}, derived from the Irish Ó Coinn "descendant of Chief".

As a noun quin is

a quintuplet.

quinn

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , derived from the (etyl) Ó Coinn "descendant of Chief".
  • transferred from the surname.
  • occasionally used since the 1990s.

    • See also

    * Quinne

    quin

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A quintuplet.
    • Related terms
    * quad

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A European scallop, Pecten opercularis , used as food.
  • * 1973 , N. L. Tranter, Population since the industrial revolution (page 104)
    • Similarly the stocks of the free-living scallops and quins , which are caught by trawling, are threatened by over-fishing to supply the market for canned or frozen luxury sea-foods.
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