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Quentin

/ˈkwɛntɪn/

Quentin proper noun: a male given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Quentin

  1. A male given name from Latin.
    • 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...2003, Maeve Binchy, Quentins, Orion, →ISBN, page 79
    • 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 2026
  2. A female given name from Latin occasionally used.
  3. A surname.

Quentin meaning in Hindi and Marathi

Quentin in Hindi

male given name
क्वेंटिन kvẽṭin

Quentin in Marathi

male given name
क्वेन्टिन kvenṭin

Origin of Quentin

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.

Words formed from Quentin

Phrases with Quentin

Questions about Quentin

What does Quentin mean?
Quentin means a male given name from Latin.
What is Quentin in Hindi?
Quentin in Hindi is क्वेंटिन (kvẽṭin). See Quentin meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Quentin?
Quentin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Quentin?
Quentin is pronounced /ˈkwɛntɪn/.

Words near Quentin in the dictionary

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