It is a developed form of the ancient Gaelic surname O Caoindealbhain.

Quinlan surname meaning. From Irish Ó Caoindealbháin which means descendant of Caoindealbhán a given name meaning comely form. Quinlan is largely used in the English language and its origin is Celtic. The name is of the meaning descendant of Caoinlean descendant of the slender one.

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caoinlean meaning descendent of Caoinlean. The name Quinlan was given to 50 boys born in the US in 2015. Celtic the Irish Caoindhealbhan dh and bh mute Sweet Face Irish caoin sweet kind the aspirated form of dealbh face the diminutive suff.

Variant of Quinlan 1 the v representing the pronunciation in certain dialects of the bh of Ó Caoindealbháin. Quinlan Meaning From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caoinlean meaning descendent of Caoinlean. Quinlivan Name Meaning Irish.

Listen and learn how to pronounce Quinlan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. QUINLAN Name Meaning and History What Does QUINLAN Mean and History. Meaning History.

From caoindealbhain meaning gently-shaped athletic. Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conalláin descendant of Conallán a personal name representing a diminutive of Conall see Connell. The name Caoinlean means slender in Gaelic.

Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Quinlan and read along with the meaning. It was named after George Austin Quinlan who was the general manager and vice president of the Houston and Texas Central Railway at the time. An Mhí anciently part of the kingdom of Brega located in Eastern Ireland in the province of Leinster where they held a family seat from very ancient times.