MEANING & HISTORY
What does Quincy mean?
Quincy comes from an English surname derived through the French place name Cuinchy from the personal name Quintus. Quintus means fifth in Latin, but that numeral belongs several stages back in the place-and-surname history.
The first name transfers the surname rather than directly labeling a child’s birth order. John Quincy Adams is a famous bearer whose family and town connections illustrate how this kind of name can acquire further commemorative associations.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.
A male given name transferred from the surname.; A female given name.
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People with the name Quincy
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Quincy Kammeraad
Dutch footballer
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Quincy Kammeraad
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Quincy in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Quincy
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Quinto·Italian form of the Roman name Quintus
- Nancy♀Traditional familiar form of Ann
- Quintin♂Variant of Quentin, from the fifth-name family
- Quipot♂Rhyming familiar form of Paquito
- Yancy♂♀Surname-name linked with Dutch Jansen
- Queen♀Queen; an English title-name
- Queenie♀Affectionate form of Queen
- Quentin♂From Roman Quintinus and Quintus: fifth
What rhymes with Quincy?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Quincy further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q20681186 — Quincy (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Quincy Kammeraad (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20681186 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Quincy (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Quincy (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Quintus (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.