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Quirino

English translation/equivalent: Quirinus

Origin: Name derives from the Latin Quirinus, nickname of Romolo, founder of Rome, and means "armed with a lance."

Name Day/Onomastico: March 30—in honor of St. Quirinus, Roman tribune and martyr (died 117).

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