English Explanatory Dictionary

Quentin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin.
  2. A female given name from Latin occasionally used.
  3. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɛntɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Quentin.wav Eng-midwest-pancake-quentin.ogg

Word forms

Quentin

Etymology

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.

Related words

Quint Quintin

Derived words

Saint-Quentin

Translations

Basque: Kindin Breton: Kentin Catalan: Quintí Chinese Mandarin: 昆廷 Corsican: Quintinu Dutch: Quinten French: Quentin German: Quintin German: Quentin Greek: Κοϊντίνος Hindi: क्वेंटिन Italian: Quintino Japanese: クエンティン Japanese: カンタン Korean: 퀜틴 Latin: Quintinus Lithuanian: Kventinas Marathi: क्वेन्टिन Occitan: Quentin Picard: Kintin Polish: Kwintyn Portuguese: Quintino Russian: Квинтин Scottish Gaelic: Caointean Serbo-Croatian: Kvintin Slovak: Quintin Spanish: Quintín Swedish: Qvintin Swedish: Qvintinus Ukrainian: Кве́нтін
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