About the name Cuinn

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Name meaning, variations & etymology

Means intelligent or wise
Variation of Quinn or Quin

The text below is excerpted with permission from the book The Encyclopedia of American Last Names: Family Genealogy and Meanings for 1000 Surnames of Early European Settlers to the United States.

History of the name Cuinn

Cuinn is from the Irish O’Cuinn, meaning “the son of Conn.” As a common noun, conn means “wisdom, counsel,” hence the name Conn means “the wise one.”

It might also come from con, genitive of cu, meaning a hound, figuratively applied to a warrior.

“Conn of the Hundred Battles” was one of Ireland’s greatest legendary heroes, who gave his name both to the Province of Connaught, and to hundreds of Irish boys in succeeding generations.

The name was current also among the Celts in Gaul, as attested by coins bearing the name Conno or Konno found in various parts of France.

Related names include Quin, Queen, MacQueen, MacQuinn, O’Quinn, O’Quin, O’Cuinn, O’Coyne, Quincy, Quiney, Quinney, Coyne, Coin and Coen. The name Quince is a patronymic, meaning son of Quinn (“Quinn’s”).

origin/Nationality

Celtic

Also check out these name groups

Boy names, Celtic baby boy names, Celtic baby girl names, Gaelic baby boy names, Gaelic baby girl names, Irish baby boy names, Names that start with C

baby Name length

5 letters (popular name length)

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