Quirk

Quirk

See also: quirk

English

Etymology

Irish and Manx surname, Anglicized from Ó Cuirc (“descendant of Corc”), a personal name derived from curc (“tuft of hair”). It was sometimes Anglicized as Oates due to an erroneous association with coirce (“oats”).

Sometimes also a shortened variant of McGuirk.

Proper noun

Quirk

  1. A surname.
    • 2018 February 14, “Reducing Power Outages Caused by Metallic Balloons is Focus of Bill Introduced Today”, in California State Assembly Democratic Caucus‎[1], archived from the original on 13 February 2020:
      Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) has introduced a bill to address power outages caused by metallic film balloons when they come into contact with powerlines.

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