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   RH Draney to supermegacamel@gmail.com   
   Re: Quin vs Quinn   
   01 Jun 16 23:57:10   
   
   From: dadoctah@cox.net   
      
   On 6/1/2016 10:04 PM, supermegacamel@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Friday, February 2, 1996 at 6:30:00 PM UTC+10:30, Denise Angeloni wrote:   
   >> Hello!   
   >>   
   >> I have a friend whose last name is Quinn.  She told   
   >> me that the people who share her last name, spelled   
   >> with two "n"s, tend to be Roman Catholic, or of R.C.   
   >> background.  Meanwhile those who spell it with only   
   >> one "n" tend to be of protestant faith.   
   >>   
   >> She also said that this is what she had always heard,   
   >> but wasn't sure if it was true.  All the Quinns she   
   >> knows happen to be of R.C. background, but she doesn't   
   >> know any Quins.   
   >>   
   >> I was wondering if there was anyone out there who knows   
   >> whether this is true or not, or if there are any   
   >> Quin(n)s out there who can enlighten me further.   
   >>   
   >> Thank you in advance,   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Denise Angeloni.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> P.S.  You can e-mail me or post, I have no preference.   
   >   
   > That's what I've always heard about the Quin(n) name. My fathers side is   
   Catholic.   
      
   Denise's "thank you in advance" turned out to be twenty years in   
   advance...if that's not a record, it's certainly a valiant attempt....   
      
   Some of the Quinns I know spell it Nguyen....r   
      
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