quinton
/ˈkwɪn.tən/
quinton noun: a type of violin that had five strings.
Noun
quinton (plural quintons)
- A type of violin that had five strings
Proper noun capitalized: Quinton
Quinton (countable and uncountable, plural Quintons)
- A male given name from Latin.
- A patronymic and habitational surname from Old English.
- A historical village, small town, and suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9984).
- A civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England.
- A village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England.
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.
- A township and census-designated place therein, in Salem County, New Jersey.
- A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
- A small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia.
Forms of quinton
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quintons |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Quintons |
Origin of quinton
Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".
Words formed from quinton
Questions about quinton
- What does quinton mean?
- Quinton means a type of violin that had five strings.
- What part of speech is quinton?
- Quinton can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce quinton?
- Quinton is pronounced /ˈkwɪn.tən/.
- What is the plural of quinton?
- The plural of quinton is quintons.
Words near quinton in the dictionary
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