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Quentin

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Gender
  
Male

Name day
  
October 31

Word/name
  
Quintinus

Language(s)
  
French, English

Language(s)
  
Latin

Pronunciation
  
/ˈkwɛntn/ French: [kɑ̃tɛ̃]

Quentin is a French male given name from the Latin first name Quintinus, diminutive form of Quintus, that means "the fifth". It is occasionally given to women.

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People

  • Saint Quentin (died c. 287)
  • Quentin Anderson (1912–2003), American literary critic and cultural historian
  • Quentin Blake (born 1932), illustrator, famous for his work in Roald Dahl books
  • Quentin Bryce (born 1942), the 25th Governor-General of Australia
  • Quentin N. Burdick (1908-1992), American lawyer and senator from North Dakota
  • Quentin Leo Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim), British musician
  • Quentin Cooper (born 1961) a science journalist, and broadcaster.
  • Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), openly gay author and social critic
  • Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford (born 1944), British politician
  • Quentin Dean (1944-2003), American actress
  • Quentin Dupieux (a.k.a. Mr. Oizo), French musician, music producer and film director
  • Quentin Elias, French singer and gay pornographic actor
  • Quentin Fillon Maillet (born 1992), French biathlete
  • Quentin Hubbard (1954-1976), son of the founder of the Church of Scientology
  • Quentin Hughes (cricketer) (born 1974), English cricketer
  • Quentin Jackson (1909-1976), American jazz trombonist
  • Quentin Jammer (born 1979), American National Football League football player
  • Quentin Kawānanakoa (born 1961), American politician
  • Quentin Keynes (1921-2003), British explorer and bibliophile
  • Quentin Lafargue (born 1990), French racing cyclist
  • Quentin Lee, Chinese-Canadian film director
  • Quentin Letts (born 1963), British journalist
  • Quentin Matsys (1466–1529), Flemish painter
  • Quentin Metsys the Younger (c. 1543–1589), Flemish Renaissance painter; grandson of the above
  • Quentin Meillassoux (born 1967), French philosopher
  • Quentin Moses (born 1983), American football player
  • Quentin Mosimann (born 1988), French-Swiss singer-DJ
  • Quentin Neujahr (born 1971), American football player
  • Quentin Reynolds (1902-1965), American journalist and war correspondent
  • Quentin Richardson (born 1980), American National Basketball Association player
  • Quentin Riggins (born 1966), American player of gridiron football
  • Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918), son of US President Theodore Roosevelt
  • Quentin Skinner (born 1940), English professor and historian
  • Quentin Smith, American philosopher
  • Quentin Tarantino, American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor
  • Quentin Willson (born 1957), British TV presenter and motoring journalist

    • Fictional characters

  • Quentin "Q" Jacobsen, main character in John Green's novel Paper Towns
  • Quentin Beck, a.k.a. Mysterio, a supervillain, enemy of Spider-Man
  • Quentin Coldwater, the main character in Lev Grossman's book The Magicians
  • Quentin Collins, a main character on the ABC soap opera Dark Shadows
  • Quentin Compson, a main character in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom!; also the name of that character's niece
  • Quentin Costa, on the television show Nip/Tuck
  • the title character of the Sir Walter Scott novel Quentin Durward and the film adaptation
  • Quentin Kirrin, from Enid Blyton's The Famous Five (series)
  • Quentin Quire, Marvel Comics character
  • Quentin Travers, on the television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Quentin, the seventeenth child in Edward Gorey's book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies
  • Quentin, a cog in the Conker video game series also known as Carl

    • References

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