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Quintana

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Spanish, Catalan
Pronounced Pron. keen-TA-na(Spanish)
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Meaning & History

Originally indicated someone who lived on a piece of land where the rent was a fifth of its produce, from Spanish and Catalan quintana "fifth", from Latin quintus.

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Entry updated April 5, 2022

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