What Does the Name Quintilian Mean
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Quintilian Name Meaning
HistoryFrom the Roman cognomen Quintilianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name QUINTILLUS. A notable bearer was the 1st-century rhetorician Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, simply known as Quintilian in English.
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