Quintáns
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Toponym derived from the Latin anthroponym Quintus (Roman cognomen, ordinal 'fifth') with the Galician plural suffix -áns (from the Latin -anos), designating '(the properties) of Quintus' or '(the children) of Quintus'. Common compositional pattern in Galician toponymy: Quintáns, Quintela, Pereiráns, Sanxiáns.
Quintus was one of the most frequent Roman cognomina in Hispania, derived from the ordinal quintus ('fifth') originally applied to the fifth child of a family. The Galician plural suffix -áns, from the Latin -anos, collectively designates the descendants or owners; the pattern is parallel to Castilian -anes (Cuevanos > Cuevas). The hamlet, stop between Lires and Muxía, preserves three 18th-century emblazoned houses with parish coats of arms.
Evolution of the name
- Quintus / Quintani Latin 1st–5th centuries
- Quintáns medieval Galician from the 12th century
Glossary
- Anthroponym
- A personal name, often used as the base of toponyms (Lucronius → Logroño, Sigerici → Castrojeriz, Sacavus → Sacavém).
- Galician suffix -áns
- Locative plural mark of medieval Galician derived from the Latin -anos, productive in anthroponymic toponyms to collectively designate the descendants or owners of a lineage (Quintáns, Sanxiáns, Pereiráns). The pluraliser implicitly assumes filii X ('sons of X') or terrae X ('lands of X').
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Camino de Finisterre y Muxía