Quinlan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Caoinleáin →
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Meanings

proper nounQuinlan (countable and uncountable, plural Quinlans)

plural Quinlans

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

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Caoinleáin
  2. EnglishQuinlan

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).

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APA

Quinlan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quinlan

MLA

“Quinlan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quinlan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quinlan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quinlan.

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