Quintus

Latin
"fifth"

Quintus Origin and Meaning

The name Quintus is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "fifth".

A literary name figuring in the story of Ben Hur and the novels of Anthony Trollope that has the feel of Roman antiquity that is beginning to appeal to many parents. Quintus was one of only about twenty male first names in ancient Rome, and was often (though not exclusively) used for fifth sons.

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Famous People Named Quintus

  • Quintus Aemilius Laetus
    was a Praetorian Guard from Roman Empire

Quintus in Pop Culture

  • Quintus
    son to Titus Andronicus in the Shakespeare tragedy
  • Quintus Arrius
    a character in Lew Wallace's Ben,Hur