What does Quint mean?

Definitions for Quint
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebenoun

    the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

  2. quintuplet, quint, quinnoun

    one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

Wiktionary

  1. quintnoun

    an interval of one fifth

  2. quintnoun

    (in piquet) a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker

  3. quintnoun

    a quin or quintuplet

  4. quintnoun

    A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.

  5. quintnoun

    quinte; In fencing, the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Quintnoun

    A set of five.

    Etymology: quint , Fr.

    For state has made a quint
    Of generals he’s listed in’t. Hudibras, p. iii.

ChatGPT

  1. quint

    A quint is often used as an abbreviation for "quintuplet" which refers to one of five offspring born at one birth. In other contexts, it could also refer to a sequence or set of five. Additionally, in the context of firefighting vehicles, a 'quint' is a type of fire service apparatus that performs five functions: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quintnoun

    a set or sequence of five, as in piquet

  2. Quintnoun

    the interval of a fifth

  3. Etymology: [F. quinte, fr. L. quintus, quinta, the fifth, quinque five. See Five.]

Wikidata

  1. Quint

    Quint is a fictional character from the 1975 film Jaws.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Quint

    kwint, n. a set or a sequence of five: (mus.) a fifth: the E string of a violin.—adj. Quint′an, recurring on every fifth day.—n. a malarial fever whose paroxysms recur on every fifth day. [Fr.,—L. quintus, fifth—quinque, five.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. QUINT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Quint is ranked #11865 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Quint surname appeared 2,639 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Quint.

    91.1% or 2,406 total occurrences were White.
    4.9% or 130 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.3% or 35 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.3% or 35 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.9% or 24 total occurrences were Black.
    0.3% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Quint in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Quint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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