Quintana

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish.

OriginRomance Quintana ← Spanish Quintana ← Portuguese Quintana →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper nounQuintana (countable and uncountable, plural Quintanas)

plural Quintanas

  1. countableA surname from Spanish.
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableAn island of Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
    2. countableuncountableA municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
    3. countableuncountableA district of Puerto Rico, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.

Origin

  1. PortugueseQuintana
  2. SpanishQuintana
  3. RomanceQuintana
  4. EnglishQuintana

From Romance (Spanish Quintana and Portuguese Quintana).

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APA

Quintana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quintana

MLA

“Quintana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quintana. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quintana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quintana.

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