Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinn

/kwɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: quinn
IPA: /kwɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A tiny town in Pennington County, South Dakota.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But the ex-boyfriend’s rant quickly attracted the attention of online forum 4chan users, who seized on the alleged relationship between Quinn and the Kotaku writer."
"As a junior at Lawndale High School, Daria isn't popular (unlike the shallow Quinn, whom others adore), but she actually prefers not to be popular."

Etymology

The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Quinns (plural)

Derived Forms

Quinny

Phrases

Peccei-Quinn theory

Frequently Paired Words

Quinne

Homonyms

quin

Rhymes With

been within win win-win skin begin thin min spin berlin sin twin

Questions

How do you pronounce quinn?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪn/.
What does quinn mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does quinn come from?: The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).

How to pronounce quinn

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