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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Quintana m. Of uncertain origin, possibly deriving from Latin quintus 'fifth'.

Portugal
Latin
● 1256 Quintanam (acc) PHGCRP-I no. 17
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Quintana valencia1510 498
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Quintana". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Quintana.