Quin

This name derives from an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of “Ó Cuinn,” meaning “descendant of Conn.” In turn derives from the Irish “Conn,” meaning “chief,” specifically through Art mac Cuinn, the son of Conn. In Irish (Gaelic), the name represents a priest or a chieftain with an added emphasis on wisdom and loyalty. Conn Cétchathach, son of Fedlimid Rechtmar, was, according to medieval Irish legendary and annalistic sources, a High King of Ireland, and the ancestor of the Connachta, and, through his descendant Niall Noígiallach, the Uí Néill dynasties, which dominated Ireland in the early Middle Ages, and their descendants.