Quincy

1. A surname from Old French.
2. USA male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name.
4. A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
5. A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including:
   1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Plumas County, California. Originally named Quinsy.
   2. A city, the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida.
   3. A city, the county seat of Adams County, Illinois.
   4. A township in Adams County, Illinois.
   5. An unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Owen County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporated community and township in Adams County, Iowa.
   7. An unincorporated community and township in Greenwood County, Kansas.
   8. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Kentucky.
   9. A city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

      ‘Adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts, is a township named Quincy.’

      2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 205

   10. A township and village therein, in Branch County, Michigan.
   11. A township in Houghton County, Michigan.
   12. A township in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
   13. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
   14. An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
   15. A village in Miami Township, Logan County, Ohio.
   16. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon.
   17. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
   18. A city in Grant County, Washington.
   19. Synonym of Dickinson, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

       Synonyms: Dickinson, Kanawha County, West Virginia

   20. A town and ghost town therein, in Adams County, Wisconsin.

plural Quincies

1. uncountableusuallyA kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.

   Synonyms: Sauvignon blanc

2. USeuphemisticobsoleteslanguncountableusuallyA toilet: a fixture for urination and defecation, particularly (humorous) as a personification of the device.

   I'll be right back. I need to go visit Quincy.

   Synonyms: toilet