Vincent

See also vincent

English

Etymology

French saints' name from Latin vincēns (“conquering”) (genitive vincentis).

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.

2. A patronymic surname.

Related terms

• pet forms: Vince, Vinnie

Translations

male given name

Catalan: Vicent (ca) Czech: Vincenc (cs) m. Dutch: Vincent (nl) French: Vincent (fr) German: Vinzenz (de), Vincent (de) Greek: Βινκεντιος (Vinkentios) Hungarian: Vince (hu) Italian: Vincenzo (it) Latin: Vincentius (la) Latvian: Vincents

Lithuanian: Vincentas (lt), Vincas (lt) Mandarin: 文森 (Wensen) Polish: Wincenty (pl) Portuguese: Vicente (pt) Romanian: Vincențiu Russian: Винсент (Winsent) Slovene: Vincenc (sl), Vinko (sl) Spanish: Vicente (es) Swedish: Vincent (sv) Ukrainian: Вiнсент (Winsent)

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French

Proper noun

Vincent

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

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German

Proper noun

Vincent

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

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Swedish

Proper noun

Vincent

1. A male given name borrowed from French.