Quin

Quin

Quin may refer to:

* Dugall Quin, a character in the folk ballad "Dugall Quin"
* Mr. Quin, a character in the short story collection "The Mysterious Mr. Quin"
* Quin (Sigilverse), a fictional planet
* Quin, County Clare, a village in County Clare, Ireland

People named Quin:

* Andy Quin (born 1960), composer and jazz pianist
* Ann Quin (1936-1973), British writer
* Barry Quin (21st century), British-born actor
* Betty Quin (21st century), Australian script writer
* Huston Quin (1876-1938), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
* James Quin (1693-1766), English actor
* Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin (born 1944), Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
* Michael Joseph Quin (1796-1843), Irish author, journalist and editor
* Percy Quin (1872-1932), American politician
* Quin Snyder (born 1966), current head coach of the NBDL's Austin Toros
* Valentine Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1752-1824), Earl in the Peerage of Ireland
* Windham Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1782-1850), member of the United Kingdom Parliament

ee also

* O'Quin
* Port Quin
* Quin Abbey
* Quin Rose
* Quin-Harkin
* Quinn
* River Quin
* Wyndham-Quin


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  • Quin — Quin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A European scallop ({Pecten opercularis}), used as food. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quin|ie|la — or quin|iel|la «kwihn YEHL uh», noun. a bet on a sporting event, especially horse racing, in which one picks the first two finishers but not necessarily in the order of finish: »... an old betting gimmick the quiniela (Audax Minor). Exacta… …   Useful english dictionary

  • quin|ol — «KWIHN ol, ohl», noun. = hydroquinone. (Cf. ↑hydroquinone) ╂[< quin(a) + ol2] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Quin — (spr. Kwinn), James, geb. 1693 in London, Sohn eines Irländers, nach dessen Tode 1710 er seine theatralische Laufbahn in Dublin begann; 1715 ging er wieder auf das Drurylane u. von 1717–35 auf das Lincolntheater zu London. Er war Meister im… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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