Quartila as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Quartila

What is the meaning of the name Quartila ?

The baby name Quartila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /kwɔrˈtiːlə/ (kwor-TEE-lah).

Quartila is Latin in Origin.

Quartila traces to Latin quartus “fourth,” by way of the feminine Quarta and the affectionate diminutive Quartilla/Quartila. In Roman naming, ordinal-based praenomina and cognomina marked birth order or family lines; thus Quartila conveyed “little fourth” or “the fourth (daughter).” A notable literary bearer is Quartilla, the mischievous priestess in Petronius’ Satyricon, showing the name’s presence in the early Imperial era.

The form with double l (Quartilla) is the best-attested in inscriptions and literature; Quartila appears in later and Romance contexts, alongside related variants Quarta, Quartia, Quartina, and the Spanish-adapted Cuartila. Usage faded after antiquity but surfaces sporadically in Iberian and Latin American parish records, and remains rare today. Possible nicknames include Tila, Lila, and Quari. Related masculine/feminine counterparts include Quartus/Quarta and the better-known ordinal names Quintus/Quinta and Sextus/Sexta.

⚙ Quartila is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.