Given name
Quinte
“from the queen's town or settlement”
Quinte is a variant of Quinton. One English interpretation is “from the queen's town or settlement.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quinte is a variant of Quinton. One English interpretation is “from the queen's town or settlement.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Quinte is a variant of Quinton. An origin associated with Quinton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quinte through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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