Vincent
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]
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| Pronunciation | English: /ˈvɪnsənt/ French: [vɛ̃sɑ̃] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | conquering, 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 |
People with the given name
Artists
- Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor
- Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch Post-Impressionist painter
Saints
- Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), deacon[1] 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
- Vincent Bru (born 1955), French politician
- 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 Perera (1918-1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, Mayor of Colombo from 1965-1966
- Vincent Pierre (born 1964), American politician
- Vincent Rolland (born 1970), French politician
In sports
- Vinnie Anderson (born 1979), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Vince Biegel (born 1993), American football player
- Vincent Candela, French football player
- Vince Carter (born 1977), National Basketball Association player
- Vinnie Clark (born 1979), American former National Football League player
- Vince Clarke (cricketer) (born 1971), English former cricketer
- Vince Coleman (born 1961), American former Major League Baseball player
- Vincent Collet (born 1963), French basketball coach
- 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 Enyeama (born 1982), Nigerian former footballer
- Vincent Hancock (born 1989), American Olympic shooter
- Vincent Kompany (born 1986), Belgian footballer
- Vincent Laigle (born 1973), French badminton player
- Vincent Lamy (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
- 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
- Vincent Millot (born 1986), French tennis player
- 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 Sanford (born 1990), American basketball player
- Vincent Morris Scheer (1904–1986), light welterweight champion boxer under the ring name Mushy Callahan
- Vin Scully (born 1927), American sportscaster
- Vincent Taylor (American football) (born 1994), American football player
- 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 Corazza, Canadian voice 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
- Vincente Minnelli (1903–1986), American director, best known for directing classic movie musicals
- 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
Songs
- "Vincent" (Don McLean song), 1972 folk rock song with the opening line "Starry Starry Night"
- "Vincent" (Sarah Connor song), 2019 pop song
Real persons
- Vincent (music producer) (born 1995), Canadian electronic music producer and pianist (born Robert Hughes)
- Vinnie Bell (1932–2019), American session guitarist
- 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
- Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740), German Baroque-era composer of organ music
- Vince Martin (singer) (1937–2018), American folk singer and songwriter
- Vinnie Colaiuta (born 1956), an American session drummer
- Vinnie Moore (born 1964), American guitarist and member of the English hard rock band UFO
- Vinnie Paul (1964–2018), American rock/metal drummer, founding member of the band Pantera
- Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987), American composer, teacher and pianist
- Vinnie Vincent (born 1952), American rock/metal guitarist, formerly with Kiss
- Vinnie Amico (born 1969), American multi-genre drummer, long-standing member of jam band moe.
- Vincent Pontare (born 1980), Swedish singer and songwriter
- Vincent Jamal Staples (Born 1993), American rapper
- Vince Neil (born 1961), American lead singer of rock band Mötley Crüe
- St. Vincent (musician), stage name of American indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Annie Clark (born 1982)
Writers
- Vincent Harding (July 25, 1931 – May 19, 2014), American historian and civil rights activist
- Vincent O'Sullivan (American writer) (1868–1940), American 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
- Vincent Waller, American writer and storyboard artist who worked on SpongeBob SquarePants
Other
- George Vincent Orange (1935–2012), New Zealand historian best known for his military biographies
- Phil Vincent (1908–1979), founder of UK motorcycle company Vincent Motorcycles
- Frank Vincent (1937–2017), American actor
- Vincent, Prince of Denmark (born 2011)
- Vincent Cobée (born 1968/1969), French businessman, CEO of Citroën
- Bernard Vincent Finnigan, Australian politician
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 Law, a main character in the series Ergo Proxy.
- Vincent, "The Beast" from Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series), played by Ron Perlman
- Vincent Freeman, the protagonist of the 1997 film, Gattaca
- Vincent Keller, "The Beast" from Beauty & 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
- 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 Dorin, a character from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- Vincent Sinclair, a character from House of Wax
- Vincent Nigel Murray, one of Dr. Brennan’s “squinterns” from Bones
- Vincent Malloy, central character of the 1982 short stop-motion movie Vincent by Tim Burton
- Vincent, the main villain of Over the Hedge
- Vincent Gallagher, a private investigator in the TV series Vincent
See also
- Veni, vidi, vici (literally "I came; I saw; I conquered")
- Victor (name) (literally "winner" or "conqueror")
- Nike (mythology)/Victoria (mythology)
References
- "Vincent" (in Swedish). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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