Quintus is a male
given name derived from ''
Quintus'', a common
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 ...
forename (''
praenomen'') 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 ...
word ''quintus'', meaning "fifth".
Quintus is an
English masculine
given name and a
surname. Quintus has been translated into
Italian,
Spanish and
Portuguese, as Quinto.
In other languages
Derived surnames
See also
* {{lookfrom, Quintus
English-language masculine given names
Latin masculine given names
Latin-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Masculine given names
Surnames
it:Quinto
nl:Quintus
pl:Kwintus