Boy · Latin, through Hungarian
Bence
Say it: BEN-tseh
Meaning
A Hungarian short form of Vincent, from Latin vincens 'conquering'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A medieval Hungarian pet form of Vincent that became one of the most popular boys' names in Hungary from the 1990s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 166 babies given this name since 2000
- At its height in 2008, about 1 in 119,900 boys
- 10 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Vincent |
|---|---|
| Italian | Vincenzo |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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