Irish Names Starting with Q

2 Irish names beginning with Q for boys, with what each one means and how to say it.

Updated September 2026

There are 2 Irish boy names starting with Q here. The ones readers look up most are Quinn and Quinlan.

Irish boy names starting with Q

Quinlan

KWIN-lan

Quinlan is an Irish surname now also used as a first name.

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Quinn

KWIN

A variant of the name ceann meaning “intelligent,” Quinn is the most common surname in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland and is increasingly used as a given name.

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