Baby boy names beginning with Q – with origins and meanings
On the hunt for baby name ideas for a boy that start with the 17th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some quality suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
Looking to hone your baby name list? Use our list of boy names beginning with Q and their origins and meanings to find out if your son could be a Qasim, Qunicy or Quirinal
1. Qadeem
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: ancient
2. Qasim
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: one who gives food to the people
3. Quaashie
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: ambitious
4. Quaddus
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: bright
5. Quadrees
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: four
6. Quannell
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: strong willed
7. Quarren
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: tenacious
8. Quashawn
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: tenacious
9. Quentin
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: fifth
- Also: Quintin.
10. Quigley
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: descendant of Coigleach
- Also: Quigly
11. Quincy
- Origin: French
- Meaning: estate of the fifth son
- Also: Quincey
12. Quinn
- Origin: Irish Gaelic
- Meaning: counsel
13. Quintavius
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: fifth child
- Also: Quint
14. Quirinal
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: in Greek mythology, the son of Mars
15. Quoitrel
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: equaliser
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
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