Quintana

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Gender Feminine
Usage English (American, Modern, Rare)
Pronounced Pron. kwin-TAHN-ə(American English)  [key]

Meaning & History

Perhaps from Latin quintanus "fifth-ranking", from quintus "fifth" (see Quintus) or a transferred use of the surname. In today's English-speaking world it is sometimes perceived as a feminine form of Quintin or Quentin.

The American writer Joan Didion named her daughter Quintana Roo.
Added 3/26/2008 by LillianAMS
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