Definition of "Quincy"

A surname from Old French.  examples

(US) A male given name transferred from the surname  examples

A female given name.  examples

Any of a number of places in the US named after people with the surname, including:

1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Plumas County, California. Originally named Quinsy.  examples

2. A city, the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida.  examples

3. A city, the county seat of Adams County, Illinois.  examples

4. A city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

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

     2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 205

A kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.  examples

(US, euphemistic slang, obsolete) A toilet: a fixture for urination and defecation, particularly (humorous) as a personification of the device.