Quentin or Quintin?

KateLouise · August 2009

Which do you prefer.

I could imagine either name ending up with the nickname Quin. So in the regards Quintin makes more sense.

But I think I prefer Quentin.

Thoughts.

axr8111 · August 2009

Quentin, but maybe that's just because that's how my nephew spells his name.?

KateLouise · August 2009

Does he pronounce it Quentin with an En sound like Ben. Or with an IN sound like Bin?

CMDR513 · August 2009

Quentin.

I know a Catherine that has a NN as Kate. If you like Quin as a NN, I don't see a problem with the (e) spelling.

Summer20 · August 2009

definitely Quentin and Quin works fine with it

for some reason all I can think of with Quintin is quintuplets

wheelenl · August 2009

This was one of our finalist names. The two most traditional spellings are Quentin and Quinton, with an O, not an i.

They are two different names. Quentin means "fifth," and Quinton means from the Queen's town.

Quentin is of Latin origin, and Quinton is English.

Lots of people pronounce Quentin and Quinton differently, like pen and pin, but I don't. Smile I'm from Eastern Kentucky originally.

Either way we were thinking of the NN Quin; however, in the States Quinn is becoming a unisex name which for me is a drawback.

GL.

mrsmegs06 · August 2009

I prefer Quentin

RYANSWIFEY · August 2009

This is one of our final names...I'm torn because I like the spelling Quentin a lot better but I know his nn will eventually become Quin...and it would make more sense to use the Quintin spelling. With that being said I think we would go with Quentin because I like the way it looks better than Quintin.

kimberleigh30 · August 2009

Quintin

etoussa · August 2009

Quentin

stina-bear · August 2009

I think Quin works as a NN for Quentin -- it's Qu'in, with the in from the ending.

I also vastly prefer the spelling Quentin to Quintin. If you're going with Quin at the beginning, I'd spell it Quinton.

houndbaby · August 2009

Quentin

liljooly · August 2009

My nephew spells his name Quentin; I've heard people call him Quen, but mostly just "Q." I think Quentin is the better spelling!!

carolinag · August 2009

my cousin is quentin, but goes by quinn. i'm torn on this b/c i think quentin looks better, but it makes more sense to have the nn reflect the actual spelling... so i'm absolutely no help!

megstriesagain · August 2009

Quentin will be our kiddo's name if he's a boy, so I'm biased, but I vastly prefer it. Quintin looks made up to me. Many nicknames are spelled differently than their original name, so if you want to nn Quin, you still could.

FWIW, my dad's name is Quentin and he's never once been called Quin naturally, so if you want that to be the nn, you'll need to make it happen.

aah62709 · August 2009

I like Quintin but that may be because dh and I's friends spells their sons name that way. Oh and we call him "Q"

JoyGotDots · August 2009

To me they are pronounced differently. As PP said, do you want the first part to be Quen and sound like Ben or the first part to be Quin and sound like bin?

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