Port Quin

proper noun

A hamlet and cove in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9780)

OriginCornish Porth Gwynn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet and cove in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9780)

Origin

  1. CornishPorth Gwynn
  2. EnglishPort Quin

From Cornish Porth Gwynn (literally “white cove”), from porth (“harbour”) + gwynn (“white”).

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APA

Port Quin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Quin

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“Port Quin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Quin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port Quin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Quin.

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