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- Latin · derived fromQuīntīnus
- English todayQuentin
From Old French. The name of a third century French martyr, from Latin Quīntīnus, a derivative of the Roman praenomen Quīntus, from quīntus (“fifth”). It was brought to England by the Normans, but never became particularly popular. Compare Quinton.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.