Quinton

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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".[1][2]

The surname and given name may originate from the English place name Quinton or from the Old French given name Quentin or Quintin, from the Latin Quintinus, diminutive of Quintus meaning "the fifth".[2][3]

Quinton may refer to:

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See also

References

  1. ^ Chinn, Carl. "Our Patron". Quinton Local History Society. http://www.qlhs.org.uk/society/society.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-15. 
  2. ^ a b "Quinton Family History". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=quinton. Retrieved 2012-04-15. 
  3. ^ "Quinton". Behindthename.com. http://www.behindthename.com/name/quinton. Retrieved 2012-04-15. 

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