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quirk is used to describe an odd habit, and is used as a surname.
Most dictionaries list this word's origin as "unknown". However, as the surname arises from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, and because the island is somewhat notorious for idiosyncratic behaviors, this may be the place of origin.Or
Or quirk could derive from the Manx Gaelic name "Mac Cork" meaning 'son of my heart'.
Prior to the twentieth century, the most common variant for this "phylum" was Quark.
People- Moira Quirk, A British-born actress and voice-actress
- Jamie Quirk, A United States-born Major League Baseball player
- John Shirley-Quirk, A British-born bass-baritone singer
- Lawrence J. Quirk, A United States-born author, reporter, and film historian
- Randolph Quirk, Baron Quirk, A Manx-born linguist and baron
- Quirk, A Canadian-born hockey player with the words longest hair
Other uses- Quirk Books, A Pennsylvania-based publishing company
- Quirks mode, A web browser technique for maintaining backwards compatibility
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