Quille as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Quille

What is the meaning of the name Quille ?

The baby name Quille is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kwɪl/ (KWIL),/kiːl/ (KEEL).

Quille is English, French, Irish in Origin.

Quille is a sleek modern given name with layered roots. In English it aligns with Quill, the word for a feather pen, borrowed into Middle English from Middle Low German quille ‘reed, quill’, evoking images of writing, craft, and flight. As a surname in Ireland, Quille/Quill reflects the Gaelic Ó Cuill/Ó Coill, traditions linking it to coill ‘wood, forest’ or coll ‘hazel’, adding woodland symbolism. In French, quille denotes a skittle or a ship’s keel, a side note that lends playful or nautical associations.

As a first name, Quille is rare until the late 20th century and remains a contemporary, largely unisex choice in the English-speaking world, sometimes adopted to honor Irish ancestry. Variants and related forms include Quill and Quil; feminine-leaning elaborations such as Quilla also appear, while nicknames Q or Quilly are natural. The name’s composite meanings suggest feather/pen, forest or hazel, and the steadiness of a keel.

⚙ Quille is vanishingly rare. We count just 11 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 6 countries.