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Quentin

American  
[kwen-tn] / ˈkwɛn tn /

noun

  1. a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “fifth.”


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With great trepidation, I began to search for French news articles about the death of Quentin Deranque.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Quentin Fottrell — the Moneyist — answered questions from a reader considering a move from New Jersey to Florida.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Film director Quentin Tarantino is coming to London's West End to stage a "swashbuckling comedy" play set in 1830s Europe.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

To that end, he launched Snowcap with two co-founders, Chief Science Officer Anna Herr, a physicist, and Chief Technical Officer Quentin Herr, an electrical engineer, the inventors of the company’s superconducting technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

A week later, Mr. Turner called Quentin and me back to his office.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam