Comments for the name Quinn

Quinn could be a nickname for Aquinnah, a Native American name which means "the beautiful colors of the sea". Michael J. Fox has a daughter named Aquinnah Kathleen, twin sister of Schuyler Frances.

Famous bearer: Guitarist of The Used, Quinn Allman.

Also a good name for an Eskimo, particularly a mighty one.

I hate it when Quinn is used as a girl's name.

Quinn is a wonderful name for girls and it should be used for both girls and boys.

There is an embarrassing use of a word spelled "quinny" in the subtitles of the movie Elizabeth, when a French suitor is making advances on her.

Quinn Morgendorffer, a red-headed high schooler concerned with little more than her bouncy hair and being popular, is one bearer of this name. Her older sister, Daria Morgendorffer, was the title character of the MTV animated show Daria.

In Anne Rice's "Blackwood Farm", the main character is Tarquin (Quinn)Blackwood.

I love this name, I think it's a unique and strong name.

Quin/n could also be used as a nickname for Quinton or Quinlan.

Quinn is a great name for a boy, strong and handsome. I wouldn't use it for a girl.

This is a character's name on Zoey 101. I think this name is okay. I wouldn't probably name my kid this but still it's an okay name. :}

I like this name very much. However, growing up watching "Daria", I see this as a girl's name. It just doesn't seem very masculine to me.

This name always had a feminine 'ring' to it for me, although I know more males with the name.

Quinn looks like "Queen". I think it's better for a girl. Anyway, good name!

Definitely a female name! It's a good, strong name.

"The Mighty Quinn" is a song written by Bob Dylan and performed (originally and most famously) by Manfred Mann.

Quinn is better as a girl's name but also nice for a boy.

I always think of that TV series "Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman". It's a nice name for both genders though.

I hate this name passionately.

I like the name Quinn for a girl, and the name Quintin for a boy.

Quinn is my middle name, and I am a girl! I like my middle name much more than my first name, Abigail. Both are becoming overused.

Quinn shouldn't be used as a girl's name in my opinion. My grandfather's name is Quin, but I prefer two n's over one. The teenaged Quinns that I know are all boys and one girl, but I've seen many more toddler girl Quinns than boy Quinns, which I find sad.

I think Quinn is better for a boy. What's with mothers giving their girls a boy's name? It's a bit too masculine for a female. It's okay for a nickname though.

This is a nice name, but I'd leave it as a surname. If you use it for a child, give it to a boy, not to a girl; it just does not seem to fit well on a girl and it sounds too trendy. And it's a safe bet that many people who give their child this name will have little or no Irish ancestry whatsoever.

I speak Gaelic and seeing these strong, ancient, elegant names used as given names (and sometimes used lightly) is enough to make a Gael sick to his/her stomach.

Just no. No second name to first name conversions. Quinn is a second name.

My name is Quinn and I'm a dude. It's a good name, or at least I like it. Also I do have a bit of Irish ancestry but that's not the reason for my name, there's not many Irish around here, and I'm only like 1/8 Irish I think.

Quinn is my middle name; I'm female. Though it does strike me as masculine, and I wouldn't use it for a girl's first name, I like it for my middle name. It's a nice name.

Football player Brady Quinn.

Prince Quinn is a character in the novel The Playful Prince by Michelle M. Pillow.

Quinn is best left as a boy's name. It is a boys name. Just because people put a boys name on a girl does not make it no longer a boys name. If I named a girl Thomas, Thomas would still be a boys name. Quinn is a boys name. I love the name Quinn on a boy.

I think Quinn makes for a wonderful nickname for Quentin or Quintin. I prefer Quentin with the nickname Quinn.

Quinn is a girl character on Zoey101. She is a scientist or acts like one. I NEVER saw Quinn as a boy name so I think it's more feminine. But that's just me.

Use Conall instead on a girl as that's effectively what you are calling her when you lump the poor child with Quinn.

Maybe parents should google "quim" before bestowing this fright on girls.

Quinn Everett Dilley is the third oldest of the Dilley septuplets, born on May 25, 1993 after his sisters Julian Emerson and Brenna Rose, to their parents Becki and Keith Dilley.

I think the name is nice for both sexes. On the one hand, it sounds quite boyish, but not in a totally infantile way. On the other hand, it has that sweet, light, feminine sound to it. I could be led on by the Swedish word for 'woman', which is 'kvinna', but somehow the sound is feminine. Besides, after watching Daria for years, the character Quinn Morgendorffer has made it easy to picture it on perfectly feminine girls and women, but it sounds just fine for guys too. It's simply too damn common because of the influence of Daria.

Patricia Quinn---the lips of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I am, for lack of a better word, completely anal when it comes to leaving male names as just that: MALE names. But for some reason, I don't mind Quinn on a girl. When I say it aloud it sounds similar to the feminine name "Gwen", and also given the substantial amount of fictional *female* characters that have bore this name, I can't help but first picture this name on a woman. That said, I would still never use this as a first name. Assuming I ever have a daughter I would consider this for a middle name. Just my two cents.

The name of a vampire in L J Smith's series of books, The Night World. I like it, but only for a boy, because I think it suggests strength and masculinity.

This name is ugly on a girl. It should be for boys only.

Love it on a little girl, but the only Quinn I know is a boy.

Michaela Quinn is a character on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

Quinn may also be a diminutive of Tarquin.

Quinn Mallory was a scientist who discovered a wormhole between parallel universes on the great but unfortunately canceled sci-fi series "Sliders". He was played by the very handsome Jerry O'Connell.

Quinn Fabray is a character on Glee.

If you find it too masculine, you could use 'Quinna' with an a instead. I have a friend with this name. I think it takes away from the classiness of the name, though.

I think Quinn will always be female for me. Partly because it rhymes with the common feminine diminutive Lynn, and because of Quinn Fabray on Glee. It's a very cute name. ^-^

I think this is a nice name for a boy or girl.

A family friend named their daughter this name except spelled it with an e on the end, Quinne. I find that a little weird but more feminine.

Many families have the tradition of naming their fifth child Quinn. At least, all of the families I know who have at lest five children named the fifth Quinn, just because it sounds like quint, or five.

Quinn James is a character on One Tree Hill, played by Shantel VanSanten. It's an awesome show worth watching!
I love the name Quinn, I think it is definitely feminine.

Cool name for both genders~ I know a very nice and funny boy with the name, so I prefer it on a guy. :D

Since I read this name in a pink pocket, I love this name. But I think it's more a boy name than a girl name.
When I have to think about someone who's name is Quinn, I think about a macho football player or rugby player. A boy who is macho with a small heart. So very sensitive. Haha.
With a girl... Well I only can think about a girl who's nice.. but more things I can't think with it.
So in my opinion, Quinn is absolutely a boy name. And a pretty boy name too.

My name is Quinnlyn, Quinn for short. Im a girl. I LOVE my name and couldn't imagine having any other one. It fits me more than some of you snobs can know.

I have a male friend named Quinn and it totally suits him. I also love this as a girl's name. I think this name is absolutely elegant and perfect for either gender.

Quinn Pensky is a character on the TV show, Zoey 101!

From the Irish surname.

The name Quinn is also a diminutive of Quentin/Quinton. It is not a purely Irish surname. I prefer to see it used for a boys name. Quinn on a girl is too trendy.

Yet another surname-turned male name-turned trendy female name. I like the sound of the name, but I don't think it'll age well on either gender, but if you're gonna give it to your kid, at least use it on a boy! Come on!

Because of that one guy named Quinn, I'd only name someone that if i think they'd be a pervert.