The name Quentin is a girl's name meaning "fifth".

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Quentin, an offbeat name with lots of character, relates to the Latin for the number five and is by far the subtlest and most usable of the Latin birth-order names, and makes a classy addition to the short list of wearable "Q" names. It was borne by a third-century saint and came to England with the Normans. 
 

Although originally masculine, Quentin is also used on girls, such as Dame Quentin Bryce, first female Governor-General of Australia. In his novel The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner used the name for both a female and a male character. 
 

Trivia tidbit: St. Quentin is the protector against coughs.

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The name Quentin is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "fifth".

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Quentin, an offbeat name with lots of character, relates to the Latin for the number five and is by far the subtlest and most usable of the Latin birth-order names, masculine as well as stylish and distinctive. It was borne by a third-century saint and came to England with the Normans.
 Sir Walter Scott wrote the novel Quentin Durward in 1823, about a young, upper-class Scotsman, and Quentin Compson is both a male and a female character in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. Real-life bearers include movie director Quentin Tarantino; eccentric British author Quentin Crisp (born Denis); and Quentin Blake, illustrator of Roald Dahl books. Theodore Roosevelt had a son named Quentin.
 Trivia tidbit: St. Quentin is the protector against coughs.

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