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Quincy

Meaning — Quincy is an English surname used as a given name, of Norman French origin, derived from a place name in Normandy — Quincy-sous-Sénart — ultimately from Latin Quintiacum, meaning "estate of Quintius," where Quintius derives from the Latin quintus meaning "fifth." The name is associated in American history with the Adams family of Massachusetts and their hometown of Quincy.·English origin·Male·KWIN-see

Quincy Quincy carries a patrician American quality through its association with the Adams family, yet its twentieth-century use in African-American communities gave it a different cultural resonance — associated with artistic genius through Quincy Jones. Characters named Quincy often exist at the intersection of tradition and innovation.

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Quincy AdamsQuincy ReedQuincy WhitfieldQuincy HarringtonQuincy ThorntonQuincy Prescott

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