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Quinta
Pronounced KWIN-tuh /ˈkwɪntə/Medium
Meaning: Quinta comes straight from the Latin 'quintus,' meaning 'fifth.' In the Roman tradition of numbering children it marked a fifth daughter, and it survives as a rare given name and as a Spanish and Portuguese word for a country estate.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Quinta is the feminine of the Latin 'quintus,' 'fifth,' part of the Roman habit of naming children by birth order. The same root gives Quentin and Quintin, and in Spanish and Portuguese 'quinta' also names a rural estate.
It has never been common in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its modest peak around 1977. A woman named Quinta then is in her late forties today, though the name has fresh visibility through the writer and actress Quinta Brunson.
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Famous Bearers
- ★Quinta Brunson (born 1989)American comedian, writer and creator and star of the sitcom Abbott Elementary
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Quinta mean?
It comes from the Latin 'quintus,' 'fifth,' and was traditionally given to a fifth daughter.
How do you pronounce Quinta?
It is said KWIN-tuh /ˈkwɪntə/ - two syllables.
Is Quinta a boy or girl name?
Quinta is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Quinta?
It has always been rare, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-seventies.