Quinn 2315332 225189022 2008-07-12T10:40:47Z Cyfal 4637213 added an entry {{wiktionarypar|Quinn}} '''Quinn''' or '''O'Quinn''' is a surname of [[Irish language|Irish]] origin. It comes from the original [[Irish name]] '''Ó Cuinn''', ie ''descendants of Conn''. It means ''wisdom'' or ''chief''. People commonly known by their [[family name]] '''Quinn''' include: *[[Aidan Quinn]], American actor *[[Alex Quinn]], son of Anthony Quinn *[[Alexandra Quinn]], American Adult Actress *[[Anthony Quinn]], Irish-Mexican actor *[[Anthony Tyler Quinn]] *[[Brady Quinn]], American football quarterback *[[Chris Quinn]], American basketball player *[[Colin Quinn]], American actor and comedian *[[Daniel Quinn]], writer *[[D. Michael Quinn]], Mormon historian *Several people named [[David Quinn]] *[[Edward Quinn]], Irish photographer *[[Francesco Quinn]], American actor *[[Feargal Quinn]], Irish senator and businessperson *[[Freddy Quinn]], Austrian singer and actor *[[Glenn Quinn]], Irish actor *Several people named [[James Quinn (disambiguation)|James or Jimmy Quinn]] *Several people named [[John Quinn]] *[[Kimberly Quinn]], American journalist *[[Lawrie Quinn]], UK politician *[[Marc Quinn]], English artist *[[Micky Quinn]], English footballer *[[Niall Quinn]], Irish footballer *[[Padraig Quinn]], former Irish Republican Army officer *[[Pat Quinn]], Canadian hockey coach *[[Pat Quinn (politician)]], American politician *[[Patrick Quinn]], American actor *[[Rob Quinn]], an Irish footballer *[[Robert E. Quinn]], an American politician and a former governor of Rhode Island *[[Ruairi Quinn]], Irish politician *[[San Quinn]], American rapper *[[Sean Francis Quinn]], Anti-Treaty IRA office *[[Susan Quinn]], American non-fiction writer *[[Terry Quinn]], American actor *[[William F. Quinn]], American politician People commonly known by their given name '''Quinn''' include: *[[Quinn Cummings]], child actress *[[Quinn Allman]], American musician *[[Quinn Jacobson]], American artist/photographer Other entities known as '''Quinn''' include: *[[Quinn (computer game)]], a Tetris implementation for Mac OS X *[[University College Dublin]] Quinn School of Business Fictional people with the name '''Quinn''' include: *[[Quinn (Sookie Stackhouse novels character)]], a character in the book series beginning with ''Dead Until Dark'' by [[Charlaine Harris]] *[[Quinn (Prison Break character)]], a character on the U.S. television series ''Prison Break'' *[[Quinn Mallory]], a character on Sliders *''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'', character on American television series of the same name *[[Quinn Morgendorffer]], a character on the TV show ''Daria'' *[[Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)|The Mighty Quinn]], Eskimo character in a popular '60s song *[[Zoey 101#Quinn Pensky|Quinn Pensky]], a character on the Nickelodeon live-action sitcom ''Zoey 101'' *[[Jonas Quinn]], a character in the sci-fi series Stargate SG-1 *[[Tom Quinn]], the lead character in the British spy-thriller series Spooks *Daniel Quinn, the main character in Paul Auster's [[City of Glass]], the first of three novels in The New York Trilogy *Doctor Quentin Q. Quinn, a character on [[Sealab 2021]] *[[Principal Quinn]], from the book Half Moon investigators by Eion Colfer *[[Tarquin Blackwood|Tarquin Anthony "Quinn" Blackwood]], a character in The Vampire Chronicles series by Anne Rice {{disambig}} [[Category:Irish surnames]] [[de:Quinn]] [[fr:Quinn]]