Quentin

Where Quentin comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Quentin
  • Latin
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1900
    First appearance
    #1,310 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1919
    Peak, #220
    567 babies named Quentin — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1921
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #398.
  4. 1942
    Quentin Bryce born
    25th Governor-General of Australia
  5. 1963
    Quentin Tarantino born
    American filmmaker and actor
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
  • A female given name from Latin occasionally used.
Namesakes
  • Quentin Tarantino · American filmmaker and actor, born 1963
  • Quentin Bryce · 25th Governor-General of Australia, born 1942
  • Quentin Crisp · English writer, humorist and actor, 1908–1999
  • Quentin Fillon-Maillet · French biathlete, born 1992
  • Quentin Blake · English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer, born 1932

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.