Vincent at a glance
- Meaning
- “conquering”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- VIN-sunt
- Nicknames
- Vince, Vinny
- Other forms
- Vincenzo, Vicente, Vinzenz
Where the name Vincent comes from
Vincent comes from the Roman name Vincentius, from the Latin verb vincere, “to conquer”. Saint Vincent de Paul, a 17th-century priest who helped the poor, made it popular among Catholics. The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is its best-known bearer.
Famous people named Vincent
- Vincent van Gogh (painter)