Quintus is a male
given name
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derived from ''
Quintus
Quintus is a male given name derived from '' Quintus'', a common Latin forename (''praenomen'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Quintus derives from Latin word ''quintus'', meaning "fifth".
Quintus is an English masculine given name and ...
'', a common
Latin
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forename (''
praenomen
The ''praenomen'' (; plural: ''praenomina'') was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the ''dies lustricus'' (day of lustration), the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the bi ...
'') found in the culture of ancient
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
. Quintus derives from
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
word ''quintus'', meaning "fifth".
Quintus is an
English
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masculine
given name
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and a
surname
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. Quintus has been translated into
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
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,
Spanish
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and
Portuguese
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, as Quinto.
In other languages
Derived surnames
See also
* {{lookfrom, Quintus
English-language masculine given names
Latin masculine given names
Latin-language surnames
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Masculine given names
Surnames
it:Quinto
nl:Quintus
pl:Kwintus