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Quinlan

Quinlan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Quinlan (countable and uncountable, plural Quinlans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A city in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Forms of Quinlan

pluralQuinlans

Origin of Quinlan

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).

Questions about Quinlan

What does Quinlan mean?
Quinlan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Quinlan?
Quinlan is a proper noun.

Words near Quinlan in the dictionary

  1. quinizines
  2. quink
  3. Quinkan
  4. Quinkans
  5. quinks
  6. Quinlan
  7. Quinlans
  8. Quinley
  9. Quinleys
  10. Quinlivan
  11. Quinlivans

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