Meanings
- A male given name from Latin.
The question is inescapable following the killing in Lyon of nationalist student Quentin Deranque by suspected far-left militants.
2026 February 21, Hugh Schofield, “Killing of nationalist student leaves French far left in deep trouble as elections loom”, in BBC, archived from the original on 22 Feb 20261 more example
Quentin Barry had always wished that he had been called Sean or Brian. It was hard to be called Quentin at a Christian Brothers school in the 1970s. But that was the name they had wanted, his beautiful mother Sara Barry had wanted, she who had always lived in a dream world far more elegant that the one she really lived in.
2003, Maeve Binchy, Quentins, Orion, →ISBN, page 79 - A female given name from Latin occasionally used.
- A surname.
Origin
- LatinQuīntīnus
- EnglishQuentin
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.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque Kindin
- Kindinmale given name
Catalan Quintí
- Quintímale given name
Chinese Mandarin 昆廷
- 昆廷 (Kūntíng)male given name
Dutch Quinten
- Quintenmale given name
French Quentin
- Quentinmale given name
German Quintin, Quentin
- Quintinmale given name
- Quentinmale given name
Greek Κοϊντίνος
- Κοϊντίνος (Koïntínos)male given name
Hindi क्वेंटिन
- क्वेंटिन (kvẽṭin)male given name
Italian Quintino
- Quintinomale given name
Japanese クエンティン, カンタン
- クエンティン (Kuentin)male given name
- カンタン (Kantan)male given name
Korean 퀜틴
- 퀜틴 (Kwentin)male given name
Latin Quintinus
- Quintinusmale given name
Lithuanian Kventinas
- Kventinasmale given name
Polish Kwintyn
- Kwintynmale given name
Portuguese Quintino
- Quintinomale given name
Russian Квинтин
- Квинтин (Kvintin)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Caointean
- Caointeanmale given name
Slovak Quintin
- Quintinmale given name
Spanish Quintín
- Quintínmale given name
Swedish Qvintin, Qvintinus
- Qvintinmale given name
- Qvintinusmale given name
Ukrainian Кве́нтін
- Кве́нтін (Kvéntin)male given name
Cite this entry
Quentin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quentin
“Quentin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quentin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quentin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quentin.
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