Vicente

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Vicente. Doublet of Vincent.

Proper noun

Vicente

1. A surname.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Vicente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈsente/ [bɪˈs̪in̪.t̪e]
• Hyphenation: Vi‧cen‧te

Proper noun

Vicente (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Vincent
2. a surname from Spanish

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Vicente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈsente/ [biˈsen̪.te]
• Hyphenation: Vi‧cen‧te

Proper noun

Vicente (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Vincent
2. a surname from Spanish

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈsẽ.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈsẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈsẽ.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈsẽ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽti, -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: Vi‧cen‧te

Proper noun

Vicente m (plural Vicentes)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Vincent

Derived terms

• vicentino

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈθente/ [biˈθẽn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /biˈsente/ [biˈsẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: Vi‧cen‧te

Proper noun

Vicente m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Vincent

Derived terms

• Chente
• dónde va Vicente? donde va la gente
• yuyo San Vicente

Related terms

• female given name: Vicenta

Further reading

• “Vicente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Vicente.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /viˈsente/ [vɪˈsɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /biˈsente/ [bɪˈsɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: Vi‧cen‧te

Proper noun

Vicente (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Vincent
2. a surname from Spanish