Quintus

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Quintus is a male name . The name was particularly popular in the Roman Empire . Quintus is also rarely used as a family name .

Further meaning: In Renaissance choral music such as madrigal and motet , Quintus (also: Quinta Vox = fifth part) refers to a fifth voice that is added to the four-part soprano / cantus, alto , tenor and bass , which can be in different vocal ranges.

Origin and meaning

Latin "the fifth", in the sense of: "the one born in the fifth month ( Quintilis , later Iulius )".

name day

October 31

variants

Kwint, Kwinten, Kwintyn, Quenten, Quentijn, Quentin , Quenton, Quinn, Quint , Quinta, Quinte, Quinten, Quintie, Quintijn, Quintilianus, Quintin, Quintine, Quintinus, Quinto, Quinton, Quinty

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See Quentin (name)

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