Quentin - Origin and Meaning of the name

The boy name Quentin [ 2 syll. quen-tin, qu-ent-in ] is pronounced as KWEHNTIHN ^KEY. Quentin is largely used in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. Quentin has the meaning fifth-born son; born in fifth month. Developed from the element 'quintus' which means fifth. Quintinus (Latin) and Quintus (Latin) are original forms of Quentin. The name is derived from the Roman given name Quintus and its derivative Quintinus; it was traditionally reserved for the fifth-born child, or a child born in the fifth month. The name was borne by a 3rd century saint and martyr in Gaul, who gave his name to the town of St Quentin in France. The name was introduced to England by the Normans, but it was not widely used in the Middle Ages. It saw a revival among English speakers in the 19th century, especially in Scotland. The name Quintella (English) is the female equivalent of Quentin.

Caoidhean (Scottish), Caointean (Scottish), Quinten (English), Quintin (English and German), Quinto (Italian), and Quinton (English) are variants of Quentin. Other variants of Quentin include the short forms Quin (English) and Quinn (English).

Quentin is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name jumped in popularity during the 1910s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1919 with 0.056% of baby boys being given the name Quentin. Its ranking then was #220. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2007, its usage was 0.037% and its ranking #377, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Quinn (English and Irish), among all boy names in its group. In 2007, it was 61% more popular than Quentin.

Baby names that sound like Quentin include Quinten (English), Quintin (English and German), Quinton (English), Camden (English), Caointean (Scottish), and Kenton (English).

^KEY: Pronunciation for Quentin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

A famous person named Quentin is Filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino, born 27 March 1963, Knoxville, Tennessee.

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