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Quintella
How to Pronounce Quintella
Pronounced kwin-TEL-ah /kwɪnˈtɛl.ə/Medium
Meaning: Quintella builds on the Latin quintus, 'fifth' (originally a birth-order name for a fifth child), with the popular feminine -ella ending seen in names like Louella and Marcella; it is a modern elaboration rather than a name with continuous historical use.Low
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
Quintella is built on the Latin quintus, 'fifth,' with the -ella ending popular in twentieth-century American girls' names. Unlike Quentin or Quincy, which stayed in steady use, Quintella reads as a later, decorative elaboration of the same Latin number root.
Quintella was never common, given to only about eighteen girls a year at its peak around 1987, and it has stayed a rare, distinctive choice. It carries the same birth-order root as Quincy and Quintus.
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What does the name Quintella mean?
It comes from the Latin quintus, 'fifth,' with a feminine -ella ending.
How do you pronounce Quintella?
It is said kwin-TEL-ah /kwɪnˈtɛl.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Quintella a boy or girl name?
Quintella is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Quintella?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about eighteen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.