Given name & surname
Quirin
“one who is magical”
Quirin is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who is magical.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is magical.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
Quirin’s family of names
In French usage, Quirin has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Quirino. In French usage, Quirin has a conventional equivalent in the Croatian form Kvirin. In French usage, Quirin has a conventional equivalent in the Swahili form Kwirino.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Quirin has relatives in 12 languages.
9 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- QuirinoPortuguese, Italian
- QuirínCzech
- KwirinoSwahili
- КвиринSerbian, Russian
- KwirynPolish
- QuirijnDutch
- QuirinusLatin
- ΚυρίνοςAncient Greek
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People named Quirin
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