Quirino

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Philippines/kɪˈɾi.no/

proper noun

A surname from Spanish

OriginSpanish Quirino →
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Meanings

proper nounQuirino (countable and uncountable, plural Quirinos)

plural Quirinos

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Spanish
  2. countableuncountableA province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Cabarroguis.

Origin

  1. SpanishQuirino
  2. EnglishQuirino

Borrowed from Spanish Quirino. The province of the Philippines is named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth president of the Philippines.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Quirion
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Quirino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quirino. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quirino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quirino.

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