Vincent

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Gender Male		Word/name Latin

Pronunciation /ˈvɪnsɛnt/French: [vɛ̃sɑ̃] Meaning "conquering", "winning" Nickname(s) Vince, Vinny, Vinnie, Vin Related names Vincentius, Vicente, Vincente, Vincenzo

Vincent (Latin: Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word "vincere" (to conquer).

Map of Vincent, WA, Australia

Translations

Arabic: فنسنت, منصور

Basque: Bikendi

Belarusian: Вінцэнт

Catalan: Vicenç, Vicent

Chinese Simplified: 文森特 (Wénsēntè)

Chinese Traditional: 文森特 (Wénsēntè)

Czech: Vincenc, Cenek, Vincence, Vinco

Dutch: Vincent

English: Vincent, Vince, Vinny, Vinnie, Vin

French: Vincent

Filipino: Enteng

Finnish: Vinsentti

German: Vinzent, Vinzenz, Vincenz

Greek: βικέντιος (Vikéndios)

Hebrew: וינסנט‎

Hungarian: Vince, Bence, Vinci

Irish: Uinseann

Italian: Vincenzo, Vincenzio, Enzo, Vincente, Vicenzo

Japanese: ヴィンセント (Vuinsento)

Kannada: ವಿನ್ಸೆಂಟ್ (Vinseṇṭ)

Korean: 빈센트 (Binsenteu)

Late Roman: Vincentius

Latin: Vincentius

Latvian: Vincents

Lithuanian: Vincentas, Vincas

Macedonian: Винсент (Vinsent)

Malayalam : വിൻസെന്റ് (vincent)

Mandarin Chinese: 文森 (Wensen)

Mongolian: Винсент (Vinsyent)

Persian: وینسنت

Polish: Wincenty, Wicek, Wicent, Wicus

Portuguese: Vicente

Romanian: Vincențiu

Russian: Викентий (Vikentiy, native Russian form), Винсент (Vinsent, used for non-Slavs), Kesha, Vika, Vikent, Vikenti, Vikesha

Serbian: Викентије (Vikentije)

Sheng: Vinni, Vince

Slovene: Vincenc, Vinko

Spanish: Vicente

Swedish: Vincent

Thai: วินเซนต์ (Winsent̒)

Ukrainian: Вінсент (Vinsent, Winsent)

Urdu: ونسنٹ

Vietnamese: Vĩnh Xuân

Yiddish: ווינסענט‎ (Wwynsʻnt)

Artists

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch painter

Vicente Fernández ( 1940-) Mexican singer, actor, and film producer

Saints

Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), deacon and martyr, patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia

Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305), martyrs who evangelized in the Pyrenees

Vincent of Digne (died 379), French bishop of Digne

Vincent of Lérins (died 445), Church father, Gallic author of early Christian writings

Vincent Madelgarius (died 677), Benedictine monk who established two monasteries in France

Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), Valencian Dominican missionary and logician

Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), Catholic priest who served the poor

Vicente Liem de la Paz (Vincent Liem the Nguyen, 1732–1773), Vincent Duong, Vincent Tuong, and Vincent Yen Do of the Vietnamese Martyrs

Vincent Pallotti (1795–1850), Italian ecclesiastic

Politicians and government officials

Sir John Vincent "Vince" Cable (born 1943), British politician

Vince Catania (born 1977), Australian politician

Vince Martin (1920-2001), Australian politician

Vincent Massey (1887-1967), Canadian lawyer, diplomat and 18th Governor General of Canada

Vincent Orange (born 1957), American politician and attorney

Vincent Pierre (born 1964), American politician

Vincent Pontare (born 1980), Swedish singer and songwriter

In sports

Vicente Fernandez, (born 1946), golfer

Vinnie Anderson (born 1979), New Zealand rugby league footballer

Vince Carter (born 1977), National Basketball Association player

Vinnie Clark (born 1979), American former National Football League player

Vince Clarke (born 1971), English former cricketer

Vince Coleman (born 1961), American former Major League Baseball player

Vince Courville (born 1959), American former National Football League player

Vince DiMaggio (1912-1986), American Major League Baseball player, older brother of Joe and Dom DiMaggio

Vince Dooley (born 1932), American former football coach

Vincent Hancock (born 1989), American Olympic shooter

Vincent Kompany (born 1986), Belgian footballer

Vincent Lange (born 1974), German volleyball player

Vincent Lecavalier (born 1980), Canadian former National Hockey League player

Vince Lombardi (1913-1970), American National Football League player, coach and executive

Vince McMahon (born 1945), American professional wrestling promoter and owner, chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment

Vince McMahon, Sr. (1914-1984), American professional wrestling promoter, father of the above

Vince O'Sullivan (born 1957), American racewalker

Vince Phillips (born 1963), American boxer and former IBF champion

Vince Promuto (born 1938), American former National Football League player

Vincent Morris Scheer (1904-1986), light welterweight champion boxer under the ring name Mushy Callahan

Vin Scully (born 1927), American sportscaster

Vinny Testaverde (born 1963), American former National Football League quarterback

Vince Warren (born 1963), American former National Football League player

Actors and directors

Vincent Cassel (born 1966), French actor

Vincent D'Onofrio (born 1959), American actor, director, producer, writer, and singer

Vincent Gallo (born 1961), American actor, director and musician

George Vincent "Vince" Gilligan, (born 1967), American writer, director, and producer

Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British actor and former footballer

Vincent Kartheiser (born 1979), American actor

Vincent Price (1911-1993), American actor best known for his performances in horror films

Vincent Sherman (1906-2006), American director and actor

Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American actor

Vincent Zhao (born 1972), Chinese actor and martial artist

Vincent Regan (born 1966), British actor

In music

Vincent (born 1995), Canadian electronic music producer and pianist (born Robert Hughes)

Vince Clarke (born 1960), English musician, part of Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly, Erasure, VCMG

Vince Gill (born 1957), American country music singer, songwriter and musician

Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976), American jazz musician and pianist

Vince Hill (born 1937), English singer

Vince Martin (born 1937), American folk singer and songwriter

Vinnie Moore (born 1964), American guitarist and member of the English hard rock band UFO

Vinnie Paul (born 1964), American rock/metal drummer

Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987), American composer, teacher and pianist

Vinnie Vincent (born 1952), American rock/metal guitarist, formerly with Kiss

Writers

Vincent O'Sullivan (American writer) (1868–1940), American-born short story writer, poet and critic

Vincent O'Sullivan (New Zealand poet) (born 1937), New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, critic and editor

Vincent Cronin (1924-2011), British biographer

Vince Powell (1928–2009), British sitcom writer

Other

George Vincent Orange (1935-2012), New Zealand historian best known for his military biographies

Phil Vincent, founder of UK motorcycle company Vincent Motorcycles

Vincent, Prince of Denmark (born 2011)

Vincent (TV series) portrays a private investigator Vincent Gallagher

Fictional characters

Vincent Corleone, in The Godfather Part III

Vincent Vega, a main character in the film Pulp Fiction

Vincent, a contract killer in the 2004 film Collateral, played by Tom Cruise

V.I.N.CENT (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized), a robot in the 1979 Disney film The Black Hole

Vincent, "The Beast" from Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series), played by Ron Perlman

Vincent Keller, "The Beast" from Beauty and the Beast (2012 TV series), played by Jay Ryan

Vinnie Patterson, from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Ryan Kwanten

Vincent Valentine, from Final Fantasy VII

Vincent Crabbe, in the Harry Potter series

Vincent Phantomhive, in the anime Black Butler

Vincent Nightray, from the anime/manga Pandora Hearts

Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer, in the film Ghostbusters, played by Rick Moranis

Vincent Brooks, the main character of the 2011 Atlus video game Catherine

Vincent, a main character in the 2015 film Disorder, played by Matthias Schoenaerts

Father Vincent, in Silent Hill 3

Vincent, Walt's dog in Lost

Vincent Gallagher, the private investigator in Vincent (TV series) based in Manchester

References

Vincent Wikipedia

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