A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”).
Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.
Meanings
(uncountable, usually) A kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.
(US, euphemistic, obsolete, slang, uncountable, usually) A toilet: a fixture for urination and defecation, particularly (humorous) as a personification of the device.
A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”).
Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.
Meanings
A surname from Old French.
(US) A male given name transferred from the surname.
A female given name.
A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A census-designated place, the county seat of Plumas County, California. Originally named Quinsy.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A city, the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A city, the county seat of Adams County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A township in Adams County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ An unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Owen County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ An unincorporated community and township in Adams County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ An unincorporated community and township in Greenwood County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
‘Adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts, is a township named Quincy.’ 2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 205:
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A township and village therein, in Branch County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A township in Houghton County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A township in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A village in Miami Township, Logan County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A city in Grant County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ Synonym of Dickinson, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including: ▸ A town and ghost town therein, in Adams County, Wisconsin.