Ó Cuindlis was the name of an Irish family of brehons and scholars from Uí Maine, located in present-day County Galway and County Roscommon, in Connacht. It means 'Descendant of Cuindleas'^[1] (a given name of uncertain meaning). It was also spelt with Cuindilis and Cuindleas,^[1] later Cuinnlis and Coinlis,^[2] and in County Mayo^[3] Coinleisc and Coinlisc.^[1][3] The earliest form of the name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century, named Cuindles.

Anglicized variations of the surname include Candless, Conlish, Conlisk, Conliske,^[4] Coynliske,^[4] Cundlish,^[1] Cunlish,^[1] Cunlisk,^[1] Quinless, Quinlish,^[1] Quinlisk,^[1] and Quinlist.^[4] Ó Cuindlis is etymologically related to McCandless and McCandlish, from Mac Cuindlis, 'Son of Cuindleas'.^[5]

• Domnall Ó Cuindlis, (d. 1342), historian
• Murchadh Ó Cuindlis (fl. 1398–1411; also spelled Ó Cuinnlis), a scribe of the Book of Lecan and An Leabhar Breac
• Cornelius Ó Cuinnlis (also spelled Ó Cunlis or O'Cunlis; fl. 1444–1469), a Catholic bishop of Emly and later of Clonfert

• McCandless (surname)
• McCandlish
• Candlish

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