Vincent
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈvɪnsənt/
French: [vɛ̃sɑ̃]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameLatin
Meaningconquering, winning
Other names
Nickname(s)Vince, Vinny, Vinnie, Vin
Related names
Vincentius, Vicente, Vincente, Vincenzo, Vincenza, Vincenzi, Vincentia, Vincențiu, Vinko, Vikentije, Vikenty, Vikentiy
Vinci, Vance

Vincent (Latin: Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word vincere (to conquer).[1]

People with the given name

Artists

Saints

Politicians and government officials

In sports

American football

Association football

Baseball

  • Vince Coleman (born 1961), American former Major League Baseball player
  • Vince DiMaggio (1912–1986), American Major League Baseball player, older brother of Joe and Dom DiMaggio
  • Vin Scully (1927–2022), American sportscaster, called Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers games from 1950 to 2016

Basketball

Wrestling

  • 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
  • Vinny Marseglia (born 1986), known as Vincent in ROH
  • Virgil (wrestler) (born 1962), known as Vincent in WCW

Other sports

Actors and directors

In music

Songs

Music artists

as Vincent
As Vince

Writers

Other

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Vincent" (in Swedish). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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