Vincent

Vincent
Saint Vincent (right)
Pronunciation	/ˈvɪnsɛnt/ French: [vɛ̃sɑ̃]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	"conquering", "winning"
Other names
Nickname(s)	Vin, Vince, Vinny, Vinnie, Cenzo
Related names	Vincentius, Vicente, Vincente, Vincenzo, Victor

Vincent is a male name derived from Vincentius (from the present participle of the Latin verb vincere, "to conquer or win").

Translations

• Arabic: فنسنت, منصور
• Basque: Bikendi
• Belarusian: Вінцэнт
• Bengali: ভিনসেন্ট (Bhinasēnṭa)
• 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, Vin, Vinn, Vint, Bink
• French: Vincent
• Filipino: Enteng
• Finnish: Vinsentti
• German: Vinzent, Vinzenz, Vincenz
• Greek: βικέντιος (Vikéndios)
• Gujarati: વિન્સેન્ટ (Vinsēnṭa)
• Hebrew: וינסנט
• Hindi: विनसेंट (Vinasēṇṭa)
• 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 : വിന്സന്റ്റ് (vincent)
• Mandarin Chinese: 文森 (Wensen)
• Marathi: व्हिन्सेंट (Vhinsēṇṭa)
• Mongolian: Винсент (Vinsyent)
• Nepali: विन्सेन्ट (Vinsēnṭa)
• Persian: وینسنت
• Polish: Wincenty, Wicek, Wicent, Wicus
• Portuguese: Vicente
• Romanian: Vincențiu
• Russian: Викентий (Vikentiy), Винсент (Vinsent), Kesha, Vika, Vikent, Vikenti, Vikesha
• Serbian: Викентије (Vikentije)
• Slovene: Vincenc, Vinko
• Spanish: Vicente, Vincente
• Swedish: Vincent
• Tamil: வின்சென்ட் (Viṉceṉṭ)
• Telugu: విన్సెంట్ (Vinseṇṭ)
• Thai: วินเซนต์ (Winsent̒)
• Ukrainian: Вінсент (Vinsent, Winsent)
• Urdu: ونسنٹ
• Vietnamese: Vĩnh Xuân
• Yiddish: ווינסענט (Wwynsʻnt)

People

Artists

• Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch painter

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
• Saint 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

• John Vincent Vince Cable (born 1943), British politician
• Vince Catania (born 1977), Australian politician
• Vince Martin (politician) (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

• 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 (cricketer) (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
• Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British actor and former footballer
• Vincent Kompany (born 1986), Belgian footballer
• Vincent Lange (born 1974), German volleyball player
• Vincent Lecavalier (born 1980), Canadian 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

In music

• Vincent (music producer) (born 1995), Canadian electronic music producer and pianist
• 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 (singer) (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
• Vince Powell (1928–2009), British sitcom writer

Other

• George Vincent Orange (historian) (1935-2012), New Zealand historian best known for his military biographies
• Prince Vincent of Denmark (born 2011)

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

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