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Quincy
Quincy ♂ Mainly U.S.: transferred use of the English surname, in origin a Norman baronial name borne by a family that held lands at Cuinchy in Pas-de-Calais, Normandy. The place name is derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Quintus. This was the surname of a prominent New England family in the colonial era. Josiah Quincy (1744–75) was a lawyer and Revolutionary patriot, a close friend of John Adams (1735–1826) who became second president of the United States (1797–1801). The latter's son, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), also served as president (1825–9). His middle name may have been chosen in honour of Josiah Quincy, or it may have been taken from the township of Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was born and where the Adams family had their seat.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Quincy." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Quincy." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Quincy.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Quincy." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Quincy.html |
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Quincy
Quincy, USA 1. Illinois: settled in 1822 as Bluffs, it was renamed three years later on the day that John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) became the sixth president of the USA (1825–9). He was born at nearby Braintree.2. Massachusetts: settled as Mount Wollaston in 1625 and later renamed Merry Mount. When it became a town in 1792 it was renamed after Colonel John Quincy (1689–1767), a prominent local figure.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Quincy." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Quincy." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Quincy.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Quincy." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Quincy.html |
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