Quinton

See also: quinton

English

Etymology

Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".

Proper noun

Quinton (countable and uncountable, plural Quintons)

  1. A male given name from Latin.
  2. A patronymic and habitational surname from Old English.
  3. A historical village, small town, and suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9984).
  4. A civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England.
  5. A village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England.
  6. A village in the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.
    2. A township and census-designated place therein, in Salem County, New Jersey.
    3. A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
    4. A small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia.
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