(SYMBOL-NAME (QUOTE XYZ))
"XYZ"

(PROGN (SETQ *GENSYM-COUNTER* 32) (GENSYM) T) T

(PRIN1-TO-STRING (GENSYM "FOO-"))
"#:FOO-33"

(PRIN1-TO-STRING (GENSYM "garbage-"))
#+XCL "#:|garbage|-34"
#+(or CLISP AKCL) "#:|garbage-34|"
#-(or XCL CLISP AKCL) UNKNOWN