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quinlan

/kwˈɪnlən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
quin-lan
IPA
/kwˈɪnlən/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Irish Ó Caoinleáin, a reduced form of Ó Caoindealbháin (literally “descendant of Caoindealbhán”), a personal name from caoin (“delicate, refined”) + dealbh (“shape”) + -án. Also a shortened Anglicized form of Ó Conalláin (“descendant of Conallán”), a personal name representing a diminutive of Conall (compare Connell).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Caoinleáin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Quinlans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce quinlan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈɪnlən/.
What does quinlan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does quinlan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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