Quinton is a place name, a surname or a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. The place name originates from

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

''cwen'' "queen" or ''cwene'' "woman" and ''tun'' "farmstead, estate". The English surname and given name may originate from the English place name Quinton. The French surname ''Quinton'' ɛ̃tɔ̃is a common surname and a former given name. It is a variant form of ''Quenton'' ɑ̃tɔ̃ itself from ''

Quentin Quentin is a French male given name from the Latin first name ''Quintinus'', diminutive form of '' Quintus'', that means "the fifth".Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-T ...

, Quintin'' with a usual replacement of the suffix ''-in'' (such as in the surnames ''Quintard, Quintier'') by ''-on'', suffix commonly used in the French given names (e. g. ''Marion, Yvon'') and surnames (e.g. ''Creton, Crinon, Bricon'', etc.)

Albert Dauzat Albert Dauzat (; 4 July 1877 – 31 October 1955) was a French linguist specializing in toponymy and onomastics. Dauzat, a student of Jules Gilliéron, was a director of studies at the École des hautes études. Works * ''L'argot des poilus; di ...

, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par

Marie-Thérèse Morlet Marie-Thérèse Morlet (Guise, Aisne, November 18, 1913 - July 9, 2005) was a French scholar (specialist in onomastics) and honorary director of research at CNRS. Her publications include ''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille'' (''Et ...

. p. 502b and 503a.

Given name

Sports

* Quinton Andrews, American football player * Quinton Bell, American football player * Quinton Bohanna (born 1999), American football player *

Quinton de Kock Quinton de Kock (born 17 December 1992) is a South African cricketer and former captain of the Proteas in all three formats. He currently plays for South Africa in limited overs cricket, Titans at the domestic level, and Lucknow Super Gian ...

, South African cricketer * Quinton Boatswain, Montserratian cricketer * Quinton Ferrell, American basketball coach *

Quinton Flowers Quinton Lenard Flowers (born December 2, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Orlando Guardians of the XFL. He played college football at South Florida. Early years Flowers attended Miami Jackson High School in Miami, Florida. ...

, American football player *

Quinton Fortune Quinton Fortune (born 21 May 1977) is a South African professional football coach and former player, who played as both a midfielder and a defender. His career began in Europe and after stints with Tottenham Hotspur, Mallorca and Atlético M ...

, South African footballer *

Quinton Hooker Quinton Hooker (born January 22, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. At a height of 1.83 m (6 ft. 0 in.) tall, he plays at the point guard position. He at ...

(born 1995), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Quinton Knight Quinton Knight (born October 28, 1963) is a former American football lineman who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League with the New York Knights, Denver Dynamite, Orlando Predators, Detroit Drive, Massachusetts Marauders and Miami ...

, American football player *

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (born June 20, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, actor and former professional wrestler, who most recently fought in the Bellator MMA. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and unified the Pride Middl ...

, American mixed martial artist *

Quinton Patton Quinton Arne Patton (born August 9, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Louisiana Tech, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Early years Patton was b ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Quinton Rose Quinton Rashod Rose (born January 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Temple Owls men's basketball, Temple Owls. High school career Rose grew ...

(born 1998), American basketball player *

Quinton Vershawn Thomas Quinton is a place name, a surname or a masculine given name. The place name originates from Old English ''cwen'' "queen" or ''cwene'' "woman" and ''tun'' "farmstead, estate". The English surname and given name may originate from the English plac ...

(born 1990), American Jam-skater

Others

Quinton Flynn Quinton Flynn is an American voice actor and comedian, who has provided the English voices of video game characters such as Raiden in the ''Metal Gear'' series, Marcus Damon in ''Digimon Data Squad'', Lea and Axel in the '' Kingdom Hearts'' se ...

, American voice actor

Surname

* A. R. Quinton (1853–1934), English watercolour artist *

René Quinton René Joseph Quinton (1866–1925) was a French biologist, aviation pioneer and decorated World War I soldier. In his biology career, he developed a treatment based on seawater injections that he called ''sérum de Quinton'', which has been aban ...

(1866–1925), French naturalist and aviation pioneer *

Sophie Quinton Sophie Quinton (born 31 August 1976) is a French actress. She has played in a number of short films directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu, and starred in the 2003 film '' Who Killed Bambi?''. Life and career Born into a farming family in Villedie ...

(born 1976), French actress *

Anthony Quinton Anthony Meredith Quinton, Baron Quinton, FBA (25 March 192519 June 2010) was a British political and moral philosopher, metaphysician, and materialist philosopher of mind. He served as President of Trinity College, Oxford from 1978 to 1987; and ...

(1925–2010), British philosopher *

Harold Quinton Harold Quinton (c. 1899–1969) was an American business executive. He served as the president, chief executive officer and chairman of Southern California Edison in the 1950s and 1960s. During his tenure, he oversaw the construction of the Sa ...

(c. 1899–1969), American business executive

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