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Vincent
Say it: VIN-sent
Meaning
Latin vincens, 'conquering'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Spread through the cult of the Spanish martyr Vincent of Saragossa.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 349,005 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1963, about 1 in 330 boys
- 3,020 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
Early ChristianLatinEnglishAmericanFrenchSpanishItalianPortugueseGermanPolishHungarian
The family of the name
| French | Vincent |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Vicente |
| Italian | Vincenzo |
| Portuguese | Vicente |
| German | Vinzenz |
| Polish | Wincenty |
| Russian | Vikentiy |
| Hungarian | Vince |
Famous bearers
- Vincent of Saragossa, martyr of 304
- Vincent de Paul, 17th-century priest
- Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.