Quentin (other)
Quentin is a primarily male given name. Quentin or Quentins may also refer to: * Quentin (surname) * HMS ''Quentin'' (G78), a Second World War destroyer * Quentin, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place * '' Quentins'', a 2002 novel by Maeve Binchy See also * * San Quintin (other) * Quintin Quintin (; br, Kintin) is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department (Brittany region) in the northwest of France from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital. History The area around Quintin has been occupied since the Neolithic. Early Quintin ...

Quentin
Quentin is a French male given name from the Latin first name ''Quintinus'', diminutive form of ''Quintus (praenomen), Quintus'', that means "the fifth".Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 502b and 503a. People *Saint Quentin (died c. 287) *Quentin Anderson (1912–2003), American literary critic and cultural historian *Quentin Bajac (born 1965), French curator and historian of photography *Quentin Bataillon (born 1993), French politician *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), author and social critic *Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford (born 1944 ...
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Quentin (surname)
Quentin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carlos Quentin (born 1982), American baseball player *Caroline Quentin (born 1960), English actress *Charles Quentin (1810–1862), Wisconsin state senator *Léonce Quentin Léonce Gaston Quentin (16 February 1880 – 1 December 1957) was a French archer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; germ ... (1880–1957), French archer * René-Pierre Quentin (born 1943), Swiss footballer {{surname, Quentin ...
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HMS Quentin (G78)
HMS ''Quentin'' was a Q-class destroyer laid down by J. Samuel White and Company, Limited, at Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 25 September 1940, launched on 5 November 1941 and commissioned on 15 April 1942. She saw service during the Second World War before being sunk in 1942 by German aircraft off North Africa. Service history ''Quentin'' attacked and sank the German submarine with the aid of destroyers and in the Caribbean Sea near Trinidad on 3 September 1942. ''Quentin'' and the Australian destroyer depth charged and sank the Italian submarine '' Dessiè'' off Algeria on 28 November 1942. ''Quentin'' was torpedoed by German aircraft and sank off North Africa on 2 December 1942 with the loss of 20 men,https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?96517 only hours after participating in the Battle of Skerki Bank The Battle of Skerki Bank was an engagement during the Second World War which took place near Skerki Bank in the Mediterranean Sea in the early hours of 2 December 19 ...
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Quentin, Pennsylvania
Quentin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was named after Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt. The population was 594 at the 2010 census, up from 529 at the 2000 census. Name The town was originally named "Bismark", a local spelling of the name of Otto von Bismarck. In October 1920, the name was changed to honor Quentin Roosevelt, who was killed while flying as a fighter pilot during World War I.''Popular Mechanics'', Volume 34 Geography Quentin is located in southern Lebanon County, in the northeast corner of West Cornwall Township. It is bordered to the east by the borough of Cornwall. U.S. Route 322 forms the southwestern edge of the Quentin CDP; it leads west to Harrisburg, the state capital, and southeast to Ephrata in Lancaster County. Pennsylvania Route 72 runs through the eastern side of Quentin, leading north to Lebanon, the county seat, and south to Lanc ...
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Quentins
''Quentins'' is a 2002 novel by the Irish author Maeve Binchy. The title refers to Quentins Restaurant, a fictional upscale dining establishment in central Dublin, Ireland. The restaurant was referenced numerous times in previous Binchy titles; this novel explores its 30-year history as well as the lives of its patrons. The novel was produced as a BBC ''Word for Word'' audiobook in 2003. Plot Ella Brady, a young science teacher, falls in love with a handsome, suave businessman (Don Richardson) who is married but assures her that his marriage is "dead". For some time she is happy with the torrid affair, and manages to overlook some inconsistencies in what he tells her. Until the moment when he is exposed as a corrupt swindler and runs away out of the country and out of her life – leaving Ella, her family, and many people in Dublin without their savings. Ella is disgraced and quits her teaching job to work more than 60 hours a week at Quentins restaurant, with the Scarlet Feat ...
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San Quintin (other)
San Quintín or San Quintin may refer to : Chile *San Quintín Glacier Mexico * San Quintín, Baja California ** San Quintín Volcanic Field Philippines * San Quintin, Abra * San Quintin, Pangasinan See also * Saint Quentin * Battle of St. Quentin (other) * Quentin (other) * San Quentin State Prison San Quentin State Prison (SQ) is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco in the unincorporated place of San Quentin in Marin County. Opened in July 1852, San Quentin is the ...