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Vincent¹
- /ˈvɪnsənt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.
proper noun Vincents
- A male given name from Latin. Starry starry night. Flaming flowers that brightly blaze Swirling clouds in violet haze Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue.
- A surname originating as a patronymic. Council leader Michael Vincent said he will set up a meeting between the two authorities – and the current operator of the ferry – "immediately" to try to find a solution.
- A city in Shelby County, St. Clair County and Talladega County, Alabama.
- A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.
- A minor city in Webster County, Iowa.
- A ghost town in Osborne County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Owsley County, Kentucky.
- A census-designated place in Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio.
- A settlement in Aquin commune, Sud department, Haiti.
- A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, now part of Vincent-Froideville commune.
- A suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
- A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Vincent.
vincent²
- /ˈvɪnsənt/
Where it comes from
From the Latin verb vincō. It could be either the stem of the present active participle vincēns (“the conquering man”) or the third-person plural future active indicative meaning ‘they will conquer’.
noun vincents
- The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls. If the vincent could actually be persuaded to play a game, the professionals always won in the end, either because of their superior skill or because of such stratagems as those described by Greene […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vince, kevin, yun, kitts, goran, campion, grenadines, tome, sum, fan, winston, plaut, vicent, vicente, vincente, yoshiro
Translations
Talk about this word "vincent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vincent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vincent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vincent "vincent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vincent.Cite this
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title = {vincent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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