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Quill (surname)

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Quill or Quille is an anglicised version of the Irish surname " Ó Cuill" Coll, Coill, and O'Coill (Ó Coill), all of which mean wood, forest or shrub hazel tree. The Coill clan are believed to be a bardic family from Munster, particularly counties Kerry and Cork. The Irish surname has also been anglicised as Woods. Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters

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  • Peter Quill, birth name of Star-Lord, a superhero from Marvel Comics
  • Quill, codename of Maxwell Jordan, a character from X-Men comics