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Quinton^¹

/ˈkwɪn.tən/

Sounds like Quintin

Where it comes from

Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".

proper noun Quintons

countable, uncountable A male given name from Latin.
countable, uncountable A patronymic and habitational surname from Old English.
countable, uncountable A historical village, small town, and suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9984).
countable, uncountable A civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England.
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England.
countable, uncountable A village in the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279, Saskatchewan, Canada.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.
countable, uncountable A township and census-designated place therein, in Salem County, New Jersey.
countable, uncountable A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
countable, uncountable A small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia.

quinton^²

noun quintons

A type of violin that had five strings

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@misc{quinton_2026,
  title = {quinton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quinton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}