Quasimodo

Latin, literary name

"like just-born infants do"

Quasimodo Origin and Meaning

The name Quasimodo is a boy's name meaning "like just-born infants do".

The name of the protagonist of The Hunchback of Notre Dame does not translate well into real life. Quasimodo comes from the Latin phrase used in Christian texts, "Quasi modo geniti infantes", meaning "like just-born infants do".