Quinn (given name)

Quinn or O'Quinn is a surname of Irish origin. It comes from the original and Irish name Ó Cuinn, ie descendants of Conn. It means wisdom or chief. The name was first used in the Kingdom of Thomand in the 16th century. It is Ireland's 19th most numerous surname, 255th in England and Wales, and 402nd in the United States.

People

Surname

People commonly known by their family name Quinn include:

• Aidan Quinn, American actor
• Alex Quinn, son of Anthony Quinn
• Alexander James Quinn, Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
• Alexandra Quinn, Canadian porn star
• Anthony Quinn, (1915–2001) Mexican-American actor
• Anthony Tyler Quinn
• Bradley Quinn (born 1976), Northern Irish photographer
• Brady Quinn, American football quarterback
• Chris Quinn, American basketball player
• Christine C. Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council
• Colin Quinn, American actor and comedian
• Dan Quinn, retired professional ice hockey centre
• Daniel Quinn, writer
• D. Michael Quinn, Mormon historian
• David Quinn (disambiguation)
• Edmond Thomas Quinn, American sculptor
• Edward Quinn, Irish photographer
• Feargal Quinn, Irish senator and businessperson
• Francesco Quinn, American actor
• Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer and actor
• Glenn Quinn, Irish actor
• Graham Quinn (athlete), New Zealand athlete
• James or Jimmy Quinn (disambiguation)
• John Quinn (disambiguation)
• Jonny Quinn, drummer for Snow Patrol
• Kimberly Quinn, American journalist
• Lawrie Quinn, UK politician
• Lorenzo Quinn, Artist and sculptor and son of actor Anthony Quinn
• Marc Quinn, English artist
• Micky Quinn, English footballer
• Niall Quinn, Irish footballer
• Padraig Quinn, former Irish Republican Army officer
• Paddy Quinn (disambiguation)
• Pat Quinn (disambiguation)
• Patrick Quinn (disambiguation)
• Paul Quinn, Scottish footballer
• Rob Quinn, an Irish footballer
• Robert E. Quinn, an American politician and a former governor of Rhode Island
• Ruairi Quinn, Irish politician
• Sally Quinn, American journalist and author
• Sean Francis Quinn, Anti-Treaty IRA office
• Susan Quinn, American non-fiction writer
• Terry O'Quinn (born Quinn), American actor
• Wayne Quinn, English footballer
• William F. Quinn, American politician

Given name

• Quinn Allman, American musician
• Quinn Cummings, child actress

Fictional

Surnames

• Daniel Quinn (City of Glass), the main character in Paul Auster's City of Glass, the first of three novels in The New York Trilogy
• Doctor Quentin Q. Quinn, a character on Sealab 2021
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, character on American television series of the same name
• Harley Quinn, a supervillainess in Batman: The Animated Series
• John Quinn, a weretiger in The Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse series) by Charlaine Harris
• John Quinn "Quinn", a character from The Chosen, a book from the Night World series by L.J. Smith
• Jonas Quinn, a character in the sci-fi series Stargate SG-1
• Tom Quinn (Spooks), the lead character in the British spy-thriller series Spooks
• Jude Quinn, One of six characters portraying Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There".

Given names

• Quinn (Prison Break character), a character on the U.S. television series Prison Break
• Quinn Fabray, a character from Glee.
• Quinn Mallory, a character on Sliders
• Quinn Morgendorffer, a character on the TV show Daria
• Quinn Pensky, a character on the Nickelodeon live-action sitcom Zoey 101
• Quinn the Eskimo, Eskimo character in the song The Mighty Quinn.
• Quinn James, character on One Tree Hill.

Nicknames

• Tarquin Blackwood ("Quinn" Blackwood), a character in The Vampire Chronicles series by Anne Rice

Other uses

• University College Dublin Quinn School of Business
• Quinn, Michigan, United States, a ghost town
• Quinn, South Dakota, United States, a town in Pennington County