# Quincy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkwɪnsi/ · frequency rank #17,008

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old French.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name.
4. Any of a number of places in the US named after people with the surname, including:
5. Any of a number of places in the US named after people with the surname, including:
6. Any of a number of places in the US named after people with the surname, including:
7. Any of a number of places in the US named after people with the surname, including:

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **Quinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quincy-vs-quinn)
- **quint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quincy-vs-quint)
- **quirky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quincy-vs-quirky)
- **quinoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quincy-vs-quinoa)
- **quick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quick-vs-quincy)
- **quench** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quench-vs-quincy)
- **quince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quince-vs-quincy)

## Common misspellings (9)
`qiuncy`, `qquincy`, `quicny`, `quinccy`, `quincyy`, `quinncy`, `quinyc`, `qunicy`, `uqincy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quincy