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Quentin

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Quentin
Pronunciation/ˈkwɛntn/
French: [kɑ̃tɛ̃]
GenderMale
Language(s)French, English
Name dayOctober 31
Origin
Language(s)Latin
Word/nameQuintinus
Derivationquintus
Other names
Variant form(s)Quintin, Quinton, Quinten
Short form(s)Quent, Quin, Quinn, Quint
Related namessee below

Quentin is a French masculine given name derived from the Latin first name Quintinus, a diminutive form of Quintus, which means "the fifth".[1]

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  1. ^ Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. pp. 502b and 503a.