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語源

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.

発音

• IPA: /ˈkwɪnsi/, (city in Massachusetts) /ˈkwɪnzi/

固有名詞

Quincy

1. A surname from Old French.
2. (US) A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name.
4. A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
5. A number of places in the United States named after people with the surname, including:
   1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Plumas County, California. Originally named Quinsy.
   2. A city, the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida.
   3. A city, the county seat of Adams County, Illinois.
   4. A township in Adams County, Illinois.
   5. An unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Owen County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporated community and township in Adams County, Iowa.
   7. An unincorporated community and township in Greenwood County, Kansas.
   8. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Kentucky.
   9. A city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
      • 2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 205:

        ‘Adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts, is a township named Quincy.’

   10. A township and village therein, in Branch County, Michigan.
   11. A township in Houghton County, Michigan.
   12. A township in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
   13. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
   14. An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
   15. A village in Miami Township, Logan County, Ohio.
   16. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon.
   17. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
   18. A city in Grant County, Washington.
   19. Synonym of Dickinson, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
   20. A town and ghost town therein, in Adams County, Wisconsin.

派生語

• East Quincy
• West Quincy

名詞

Quincy (usually uncountable, plural Quincies)

1. A kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.
2. (US, euphemistic slang, obsolete) A toilet: a fixture for urination and defecation, particularly (humorous) as a personification of the device.

   I'll be right back. I need to go visit Quincy.

同意語

• (wine): Sauvignon blanc
• (toilet): See Thesaurus:toilet