MEANING & HISTORY
What does Quirino mean?
Quirino continues Latin Quirinus, a Roman divine name also borne by saints. Its deeper origin is debated: explanations involve Sabine material, including a proposed spear word, and connections with Roman civic terminology.
The exact Roman-name transmission is secure. It is more accurate than choosing spear, citizen or one particular place as an unquestioned universal translation.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
Derived from Latin Quirīnus, from Sabine Curēs, or adjective form of quirīs (“citizen”).
a male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Quirina
Wiktionary: Quirino (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Quirino
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
Quirino Navarro
Filipino biogogist
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
Public-record transcription
4
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Quirino Navarro, Quirino Ynchausti
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Quirino in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Quirino
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
- Aquilino♂From Aquilinus, related to eagle-name Aquila
- Justino♂Just; upright
- Quintin♂Variant of Quentin, from the fifth-name family
- Rufino♂From Rufinus, related to red-haired Rufus
- Albino♂White; bright, through Albinus
- Avelino♂From Saint Andrea Avellino’s Italian place-derived surname
- Ceferino♂Form of Zeferino, associated with the west wind
- Dino♂Short form of names ending in -dino or -tino
What rhymes with Quirino?
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Explore Quirino further
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q21286047 — Quirino (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Quirino Navarro (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q21286047 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Quirino Ynchausti (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q21286047 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Quirino (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Quirino (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: quirinus (opens in a new tab)
Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.