THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Quentin
Quentin is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Quentin.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈkentin/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈk̠ɛn̪.t̪ɪn̪]Standard-Tagalog
Quen · tin2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from English Quentin.
a male given name from English
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EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A male given name from Latin.; A female given name from Latin occasionally used.
Wiktionary: Quentin (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Quentin
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Quentin Millora-Brown
Filipino basketball player (born 2000)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Quentin Millora-Brown
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Quentin in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
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Similar names to Quentin
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Quintin♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Quintina·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Austin♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Justin♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Queen♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Queenie♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Querubin♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Quezon·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Quentin?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Quentin further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q1158484 — Quentin (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Quentin Millora-Brown (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1158484 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Quentin (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Quentin (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.