Meaning & Origin
A male given name from Latin.
Quintin is a boy's and girl's baby name of Latin origin, a variant of Quentin, from the Roman family name Quintinus meaning 'fifth' — traditionally given to the fifth child. Saint Quentin was a 3rd-century Christian martyr; the name has been used in France and Britain since the medieval period.
Quintin has the Q-name rarity that makes it immediately distinctive in a crowd. It sounds sharp and confident — a one-Q name that stands out without being exotic. The -in ending gives it a slightly more streamlined quality than Quentin while sharing the same Roman numerical roots.