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- Hanalei
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HawaiianMeaning:
"crescent bay or garland valley"Description:
An appealing Hawaiian name which belongs to a town, river and bay on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii. The two possible meanings of the name, "crescent bay" or "garland (lei) valley" both describe the beauty of the place.
- Quadarius
- Quandarrius
- Quandra
- Quartilla
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LatinMeaning:
"fourth"Description:
Octavia has the numerical meaning doubled (eighth) and is much more user-friendly.
- Quartz
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Mineral nameDescription:
This may be a bit quirky to make it as a name, especially in first place. If you love it, you might try it in the middle.
- Quenna
- Quentin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"Description:
Quentin, an offbeat name with lots of character, relates to the Latin for the number five and is by far the subtlest and most usable of the Latin birth-order names, masculine as well as stylish and distinctive. It was borne by a third-century saint and came to England with the Normans.
- Quiana
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Modern invented nameDescription:
Quiana might be thought of as the first synthetic name. Quiana was popular in the 1970s and 80s, along with the same-named form of polyester.
- Quigley
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IrishMeaning:
"from the mother's side"Description:
The spoiled only son of the richest family in town in a fifties movie.
- Quilla
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EnglishMeaning:
"quill, hollow stalk"Description:
A heroine in a Victorian novel written with a quill pen, has an unusual, offbeat charm.
- Quillen
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Variation of Quillan or QuillonDescription:
The names may sound the same, but they have different origins and meanings. Take your pick.
- Quimby
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Variation of Quenby, EnglishMeaning:
"queen's settlement"Description:
Virtually never heard in this country, with a quirky quality.
- Quin
- Quince
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LatinMeaning:
"applelike fruit"Description:
The girls have Apple, Plum, Peaches, Cherry, and Berry: here's one variety of fruit suitable for a boy.
- Quincia
- Quincy
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FrenchMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"Description:
Quirky in the way that all Q names are quirky, Quincy was once a buttoned-up, patrician New England name, an image countered in recent years by the talented and ultracool musician Quincy Jones (middle name: Delight; nickname: Q).
- Quinlan
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IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Caoinlean, slender "Description:
An Irish last-name-first-name that could make a child feel distinctive, while still having the regular guy nickname of Quinn. Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller spelled their son's name Quinlin.
- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"Description:
Quinn is one of the first popular Irish unisex surnames, a strong and attractive choice on the rise for girls but still popular for boys. Quinn was used for about 3000 baby girls and 700 boys in the US last year.
- Quinna