Quitterie

kee-tree or kee-tuh-ree
French
"the red one"
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Quitterie Origin and Meaning

The name Quitterie is a girl's name meaning "the red one".

Quitterie is a quirky saint’s name which is considered très chic in France at the moment. St Quiteria was a 5th century virgin martyr who was killed after refusing to renounce her Christian faith in order to marry.

Her name may derive from Kythere ("the red one"), a title of the Phonecian mother-goddess Astarte, perhaps via Greek Kythereia, an epithet of Aphrodite.

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  • Saint Quiteria or Quitterie
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