Quinton
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- [ KWIN-tən ]
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Variant of QUENTIN, also coinciding with an English surname meaning "queen's town" in Old English.
 | QUENTIN male French, English French form of the Roman name QUINTINUS. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint, a missionary who was martyred in Gaul. The Normans introduced this name to England. In America it was brought to public attention by president Theodore Roosevelt's son Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918), who was killed in World War I. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| QUINTUS male Ancient Roman Roman praenomen, or given name, meaning "fifth" in Latin. It was traditionally given to the fifth child, or possibly a child born in the fifth month. This was a common praenomen, being more popular than the other numeric Roman names. A notable bearer was the poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus). | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT ROMAN: Quintinus |
| DUTCH: Quinten |
| ENGLISH: Quentin, Quinten, Quintin |
| FRENCH: Quentin |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| ANCIENT ROMAN: Quintina |
| OTHER FORMS |
| ANCIENT ROMAN: Quintilianus, Quintillus, Quintus |
| ENGLISH: Quincey, Quincy, Quintella |
| HISTORY: Quintilian |