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    Quinlan

    KWIN-lan

    Irish/Gaelic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Fit; Strong; Graceful form
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Quinlan does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Fit; Strong; Graceful form", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Quinlan.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Quinlan waits on the LORD — strength renewed, eagle wings mounting, running unwearied, the fit soul whose power increases because God empowers the faint.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Isaiah 40:29

      "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."

    • Isaiah 40:31

      "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary."

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