Quintero
Latin · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Quintero
Quintero derives from the Latin "quintus" meaning "fifth," originally denoting a person who was the fifth child or lived in a fifth district, with the Spanish diminutive suffix "-ero" added to form an occupational or patronymic surname.
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Etymology
Quintero derives from the Latin "quintus" meaning "fifth," originally denoting a person who was the fifth child or lived in a fifth district, with the Spanish diminutive suffix "-ero" added to form an occupational or patronymic surname. The name is primarily used in Spanish-speaking cultures, particularly in Spain and Latin America, with no specific religious association, though it became established as a surname during the medieval period in Iberian regions.
Quintero currently ranks #7,091 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1991.
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