Quintus
Quintus is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning The fifth-born.
What Quintus means
The fifth-born.
Quintus sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Quintus comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Quintus is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Quintus?
In the boy name rankings we track, Quintus falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Quintus
Quintus sits in our the long-established classics group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Classic
Names like Quintus
These share Quintus's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Julian — Youthful; devoted to Jupiter.
- Quentin — The fifth-born.
- Roman — Citizen of Rome; strong.
- Augustine — Great and venerable.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Benedict — Blessed.
- Cassian — Of Cassius; an old Roman name.
- Cassius — Hollow; (later) clever.
- Crispin — Curly-haired.
- Fabian — Bean grower.
- Francis — Free one; Frenchman.