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    Quirin

    KWIR-in

    Latin
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Spear; Warrior
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Quirin does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Spear; Warrior", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Quirin.
    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
    Quirin is still and knows God — wars ceasing, spears cut, chariots burning, the warrior who lays down arms because the LORD makes peace.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 46:9

      "He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire."

    • Psalm 46:10

      "Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."

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