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English word origin

Etymology of Quin

* Irish: variant of Quinn, from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”). * English (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French quin (“monkey”). * French: from a short form of Jaquin, pet form of Jacques, from Latin Iācōbu

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname. · A village in County Clare, Ireland, south-east of Ennis (Irish grid ref R 4174).

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* Irish: variant of Quinn, from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”). * English (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French quin (“monkey”). * French: from a short form of Jaquin, pet form of Jacques, from Latin Iācōbus (English Jacob).

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