Vincent

Etymology

From French, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnsɛnt/

Proper noun

Vincent

1. A male given name..
   • 1971, Don McLean, "Vincent" (song):

     Starry starry night.

     Flaming flowers that brightly blaze

     Swirling clouds in violet haze

     Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue.

   • 2002 Kate Atkinson, Not the End of the World, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 203:

     Even their names hinted at a childishness they would never grow out of. When Vincent himself was grown-up, he wondered if this was why they had given their unlooked-for son such a mature name - although later still Vincent suspected that he might have been named for the Vincent Rapide motorbike. As with most things to do with Billy and Georgie, it was too late to ask.

2. A patronymic surname​.

Etymology

From English Vincent, from French, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

Proper noun

Vincent

1. a male given name.

Etymology

From Latin Vincentius < vincens.

Proper noun

Vincent

1. A male given name., an equivalent of (and the origin of) Vincent.
2. A patronymic surname​.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪntsɛnt]

• Audio (Austria)

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• Hyphenation: Vin‧cent

Proper noun

Vincent

1. A male given name., the French form of Vinzenz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvint͡sɛnt/

Proper noun

Vincent m (genitive Vincenta, nominative plural Vincentovia) declension pattern chlap

1. A male given name..

Further reading

• Vincent in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Proper noun

Vincent c (genitive Vincents)

1. A male given name. borrowed from French.