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QUENTIN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: French, English

Pronounced: kwawn-TEN (French), KWEN-tin (English)   [key]

French form of the Roman family name Quintinus, which was originally derived from QUINTUS. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint, a missionary who was martyred in Gaul. This name was introduced to England by the Normans. In America it was brought to public attention by president Theodore Roosevelt's son Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918), who was killed in World War I.
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