Quintín

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from French Quentin, from Latin Quīntīnus, derivative of the Roman praenomen Quīntus, from quīntus (“fifth”) (used to distinguish the fifth-born child as per Roman naming conventions).

Proper noun

Quintín m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Quentin

Derived terms

• armar un san Quintín

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Quintin

Further reading

• “Quintín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10