Quintina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Quintina

What is the meaning of the name Quintina ?

The baby name Quintina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kwin-TEE-nuh (IPA: /kwɪnˈtiːnə/).

Quintina is Latin, Spanish in Origin.

Quintina is a Romance feminine form derived from Latin quintus (“fifth”), the ordinal often used in Roman naming customs. Through the ecclesiastical Latin diminutive Quintinus - the source of French Quentin - the -ina ending creates a feminine/diminutive sense, yielding the meaning “the fifth (girl/child)” or “little fifth.” In antiquity such names could mark birth order, a fifth month, or the fifth day after birth/baptism.

Documented in medieval Latin records and later parish registers across Italy, Spain, Portugal, and their former colonies, Quintina remains uncommon but traditional in Sardinia and the Philippines. Variants and cognates include Quinta, Quintia, Quentina; related masculine forms are Quintus, Quinto, Quintino, Quintín, and Quentin/Quinton. Short forms include Tina and Quinn. The cult of the third‑century martyr St. Quintinus helped spread the family of names, though Quintina itself has long been rare in English. A distinctive choice with clear classical roots.