Kentin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kentin

What is the meaning of the name Kentin ?

The baby name Kentin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: KEN-tin (/ˈkɛn.tɪn/); Breton/French: [kɛ̃.tɛ̃] (nasalized, approx. 'ken-tahn').

Kentin is Breton in Origin.

Kentin is a modern French given name, most common in Brittany and across France. It represents a K-initial variant of Quentin, shaped by Breton-influenced orthography. The root goes back to Latin Quintinus, a derivative of Quintus, “fifth,” traditionally interpreted as “the fifth-born child.” While Quentin rose in medieval France through the cult of the third‑century martyr Saint Quentin, Kentin itself emerged in the late twentieth century, gaining traction in the 1990s–2000s amid a preference for crisp K spellings.

Variants and cognates include Quentin, Quintin, Quinten, and Quenten; feminine counterparts such as Quintina or Quentina appear in Romance languages. Informal short forms can be Ken or Quin. Not to be confused with the unrelated English surname‑names Kenton (“royal estate”) or Keaton, Kentin remains relatively rare outside Francophone contexts yet familiar thanks to contemporary French bearers like handball player Kentin Mahé.